By Dave Dahl
SPRINGFIELD – Doctors took the spotlight at Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing.
University of Chicago chief epidemiologist Dr. Emily Landon said, “A lot of you will look back on this and wonder why we had to stay at home, since nothing awful happened. But, like i said in March, this exactly is the mark of success. It’s what a flat curve looks like.”
Joining Landon was Dr. Richard Novak, director of the infectious disease division at UI Health. “The search for new treatments and prevention strategies is proceeding at an unprecedented rate,” he said. “Vaccine trials will be starting this summer here in Illinois and elsewhere. I encourage everyone to volunteer and participate in these important studies.
“The whole world is waiting for the results of these trials.”
And Gov. JB Pritzker also was positive, but tempering the mood a little.
“I am optimistic that we are falling from a peak; however, if you look at all the metrics, they’re not all headed straight down some of them have sort of flattened. They are floating a little bit off their peak.”
A 23rd resident of the Villas of Sherman nursing home has passed away, bringing the Sangamon County total to 28, with 323 cases. Illinois has recorded 4,379 deaths and 98,030 cases.
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