Public health experts widely agree that it's time for a nationwide lockdown. But there's debate about what strategies to deploy *after* shutdowns are lifted. Here's a quick breakdown of what experts are saying 👇
People continued to gather on Florida beaches such as Clearwater Beach after the coronavirus had already started to spread in the U.S. On March 20, the city of Clearwater ordered all its public beaches to close. As of Friday, Florida has more than 2,400 confirmed coronavirus cases and 29 deaths.People continued to gather on Florida beaches such as Clearwater Beach after the coronavirus had already started to spread in the U.S.
Technically, the power to enact social distancing rules lies with state authorities. But they often take their cues from the federal government. And she adds that even after movement restrictions are lifted, it's likely there will be flare-ups of COVID-19 infections in particular states or cities. This will require reimposition of extreme social distancing measures there, says Kayyem, likening the approach to"a game of whack-a-mole.", a professor of epidemiology at Harvard, is less optimistic.
"I think the unfortunate fact is that the two options we know about are both essentially unacceptable," says Lipsitch."I think we're really in a big dilemma.", director of University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, also worries that a phase two test-and-isolate strategy may not be feasible. But his view stems from his conviction that the U.S. will never be able to build enough testing capacity.
Instead, says Osterholm, the U.S. should face up to the likelihood that throughout the entirety of the outbreak, there will be shortages of not just testing but also of most other necessary medical supplies. By failing to acknowledge this reality now, he says, the U.S. is wasting valuable time needed to make the hard choices about how to soften the blow when the inevitable wave of cases washes over.
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