Social distancing may be needed intermittently into 2022, research suggests

American scientists say that while one-time social distancing may suppress cases to within hospital capacity, infections will resurge once measures are lifted.

How long coronavirus persists in people after the initial pandemic stage depends on the duration of human immunity, researchers in the US say.

According to the study, while one-time social distancing may suppress critical cases to within hospital capacity, infection will resurge once these measures are lifted.