These Countries Are Coming Out Of Lockdown

The world¡¯s health official on Monday had warned that countries who are essentially driving blind in reopening their essential economies without even setting up strong contact traces to beat the deadly virus of COVID-19.

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Warning came as France and Belgium emerged from lockdowns, the Netherlands sent children back to school and many U.S states pressed ahead by lifting business restrictions over the economic crisis. Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the company¡¯s 10,000-workers electric car factory near San Francisco was operating Monday amid coronavirus health orders that closed nonessential businesses.

Authorities have cautioned that the spread could come back with a revenge without testing and tracing infected people¡¯s contact with others.

Fears of infection spikes in countries that have loosened the grip and it has come true in recent days in Germany, where new clusters were linked to three slaughterhouses. In South Korea, where 85 new cases were linked to nightclubs that reopened after anti-virus measures were eased.

The WHO - World Health Organization¡¯s emergencies chief, Dr. Michael Ryan, said that the robust contact tracing measures adopted by Germany and South Korea are providing hope that those countries can detect and stop the virus clusters before they get out of control.

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But he mentioned other nations' existing lockdowns have not effectively catered to tracing people who are testing positive, track down their contacts and get them into quarantine before they can spread the virus. The coronavirus can spread before people feel sick, making it important to act quickly. Ryan declined to name specific countries.