Coronavirus: Next 3 US Hot Spots
US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams warns that large coronavirus outbreaks are coming next week to the cities of Detroit, Chicago, and New Orleans. Currently nearly half of the confirmed US cases are in New York City, but this is expected to change in the coming weeks as the virus spreads in other cities.
Detroit and Chicago appear to be the next large US cities with outbreaks, along with Seattle and Los Angeles. Both cities are preparing and bracing themselves for what is to come, and watching the situation in New York closely to learn what might be coming next. New Orleans is a smaller city, but there is a theory that the recent Mardi Gras celebrations likely caused the extensive spread of the virus and it is now poised to become a sustained community outbreak.
Cities around the US are bracing for outbreaks as the spread of the disease around the US now seems inevitable with confirmed cases in every state. The focus now turns to localized lockdown and closures to flatten the curve of the outbreak and prevent it from overwhelming hospitals all at once.
Manufacturers around the US are ramping up production of medical supplies, with other companies who typically manufacture other goods modifying their process into medical supplies. Manufacturers of sports equipment have shifted into medical gear when possible, and other textile manufacturers have begun making hospital gowns and protective wear for nurses and doctors.
