Michigan should shut down again to combat Covid surge, CDC chief says

Rochelle Walensky says state should really close things down, to go back to basics' as governor pleads for more vaccine doses

• Midwest sees signs of a new wave as hospitalisations soar

Michigan should shut down again to combat its worrying spike in coronavirus cases, Dr Rochelle Walensky, the director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Monday.

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