Experts warn ‘not to get too cocky’ as US contemplates life after Covid

Cases, deaths, and hospitalizations have plummeted - but transmission remains high across the nation

As some US companies begin asking people to return to the office and governors lift mask mandates, talk has emerged of life after the Covid-19 pandemic in America.

But infectious disease experts aren't quite ready to declare that it's safe for individuals, rather than governments and health officials, to determine whether precautions such as masking indoors are necessary.