Virologists consider the chance that we can ‘let go’ on 20 September: ‘Variant is now more contagious’ | Inland

Circles in the grass of Amsterdam’s Westerpark (archive image, summer 2020).

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Amsterdam – The date September 20 can be penciled in the agenda, it sounded Friday evening during the corona press conference. It may then be possible to let go of the one and a half meters, but only if it ‘goes well’. It will therefore be exciting weeks, although virologists see it gloomy. Because, just like last year, many people return from vacation infected during this period and autumn is just around the corner, with which the favorable seasonal effect is coming to an end. “We are now entering the difficult phase.”

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