Even if state-level governments in the United States reimpose limited social distancing measures to halt the spread of Covid-19, the death toll could more than double by the end of February 2021 to 511,000, according to projections released Friday.
1 / 3There is growing evidence that face masks can considerably reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses like SARS-CoV-2, thereby limiting the spread of COVID-19
"There is now growing evidence that face masks can considerably reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses like SARS-CoV-2, thereby limiting the spread of COVID-19," the authors noted. Few of Trump's followers cover their faces at his campaign rallies, which resumed after the president recovered from a bout with the virus earlier this month.
To map what the near-term future might hold, IHME epidemiologists and modellers designed three possible scenarios for the United States, extending out to the end of February.
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