Government health experts have cautioned states to take social distancing seriously over Labor Day weekend, with the goal of avoiding another surge in COVID-19 cases.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert, warned governors of Midwestern states that they should be particularly vigilant over the holiday weekend. If people are “careless,” Fauci said, there could be another jump in cases this fall.

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