Shutdowns Stopped 60 Million COVID-19 Infections in the U.S., New Research Finds

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By Jordan DavidsonJun 8, 2020, 11:54 am162 pts
A new study has confirmed the efficacy of wide-scale shutdowns and restrictive social distancing measures to contain the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that leads to COVID-19. The study, published in the journal Nature, found that government-ordered shutdowns of industry and schools stopped 530 million new…

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