nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||CDC Director Fears ‘Impending Doom’ If U.S. Opens Too Quickly||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||”Just please hold on a little while longer, ” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, warning of a possible fourth surge. U.S. coronavirus cases are up 10% over the previous week.

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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said Monday that she is “scared” by the rising number of coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the United States.

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CDC Director Fears ‘Impending Doom’ If U.S. Opens Too Quickly

“Just please hold on a little while longer,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, warning of a possible fourth surge. U.S. coronavirus cases are up 10% over the previous week.