Amid Confusion About Reopening, An Expert Explains How To Assess COVID-19 Risk

A server wears a protective face mask while attending to customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Bethesda, Md., on June 12.

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warns that the threat from the pandemic is ongoing. “We will all know somebody — we will all love somebody — who will die from this disease,” he says.

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Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm warns that the threat from the pandemic is ongoing. “We will all know somebody — we will all love somebody — who will die from this disease,” he says.