Opening up US will trigger more COVID-19 cases, but disease models suggest how to avoid a second peak
- Written by Joseph Eisenberg, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology, University of Michigan
As states open up, more coronavirus spread is expected, and models can show whether public health measures are working. AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillAccording to a widely cited forecasting study, relaxed social distancing rules will lead to a two-fold increase in deaths from COVID-19. Predicting how much the mortality will increase, however, is fraught...