Washington, D.C. Today, the Center for American Progress released a new column identifying key evidence-based thresholds that states should meet before reopening their economies. The estimates arefor both COVID-19 incidence levelsor the rate of occurrence of new casesand testing thresholdsfor all 50 states and the District of Columbia. They were generated using South Korea as a model, as it is the only sizable country in the world that has been able to control transmission without a lockdown.<\/p>\n
The analysis finds that no state currently meets both the incidence and testing thresholdsestimated for their state; only eightstates Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Montana, Oregon, Vermont, and West Virginia meet the incidence threshold; and only Rhode Island meets the testing threshold. The estimates are particularly significant given that31 states have begun to partially reopen.<\/p>\n
The only way to break the paralysis for the long term is for states to have sufficient strategies and resources needed tocontain the spread of COVID-19, saidTopher Spiro, vice president for Health Policy at CAP. These estimates suggest that, across the board, states decisions to relax stay-at-home efforts are premature and risk a substantial second wave and corresponding economic shutdown. Whether or not a states economy is legally open, the public will not engage with it unless and until the virus is contained.<\/p>\n
Please click here to read Evidence-Based Thresholds States Must Meet To Control Coronavirus Spread and Safely Reopen Their Economies by Topher Spiro and Emily Gee.<\/p>\n
For more information or to speak with an expert, please contact Colin Seeberger at gro.ssergorpnacirema@regrebeesc or 202-741-6292.<\/p>\n
To find the latest CAP resources on the coronavirus, visit ourcoronavirus resource page.<\/p>\n
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