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Global coronavirus cases have surpassed 5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University data

US could have prevented majority of deaths and cases if it shut down sooner, new model findsSeating is closed off at a restaurant in Linden, New Jersey. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

And if the country had locked down two weeks earlier than it did, it could have prevented 84% of deaths and 82% of cases, said the the research team, led by epidemiologist Jeffrey Shaman. The study used epidemiologic modeling to gauge transmission rates from March 15 to May 3 and determine the impact social distancing could have.“During the initial growth of a pandemic, infections increase exponentially. As a consequence, early intervention and fast response are critical,” the researchers wrote.

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