A high-profile inFectious disease researcher warns that the coronavirus is in the early stages of attacking the world , making it difficult to relax stay-at-home orders without putting most Americans at risk. COVID-19 expert Dr. Michael Osterholm said the initial wave of outbreaks in cities such as New York City, where 1 in 5 people have been infected, represent a fraction of the illness and death yet to come. "This damn virus is going to keep going until it infects everybody it possibly can," Osterholm told the USA TODAY Editorial Board on Monday.

There were more than 80,000 deaths and more than 1.3 million confirmed novel coronavirus cases in the U.S. on Monday, according to John Hopkins. Worldwide, the virus has killed more than 284,000 people.

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