//A year after pandemic declared, COVID-19 numbers are way too high to relax just yet, CDC director warns

A year after pandemic declared, COVID-19 numbers are way too high to relax just yet, CDC director warns

Above video: CDC director comments on when to stop maskingMore than 29 million cases have been reported in the U.S. since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic one year ago.The virus plunged America into grief and crisis. Several rounds of violent surges in infections prompted local and state leaders from coast to coast to order safety restrictions — in some cases,