As for long Covid, it is real but rare. And there is not going to be a day when we wake up to headlines proclaiming that Covid is defeated. All of which raises the question of which precautions should end — now or soon — and which should become permanent. Local spreadThe lower the rate of Covid spread in a community, the less risk to everyone. defines a low rate of transmission as, among other things, fewer than 10 new weekly cases per 100,000 people.

Source: New York Times November 12, 2021 19:51 UTC