If large-scale shutdown policies — such as ordering people to stay home and closing schools — weren't implemented after Covid-19 made its way to the US, there would be roughly 60 million more infections across the nation, a new modeling study suggests.
If large-scale shutdown policies — such as ordering people to stay home and closing schools — were not implemented after the coronavirus pandemic made its way to the United States, there would be roughly 60 million more coronavirus infections across the nation, a new modeling study suggests.
Overall, the study suggests that emergency Covid-19 policies prevented more than 500 million total coronavirus infections across all six countries. "I don’t think any human endeavor has ever saved so many lives in such a short period of time. There have been huge personal costs to staying home and canceling events, but the data show that each day made a profound difference," Hsiang added."By using science and cooperating, we changed the course of history."
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