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U.S. Lockdown One Week Earlier Would Have Saved 36,000 Lives, Study Finds

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The United States could have saved 36,000 lives had it instituted widespread anti-coronavirus measures around March 7, a week earlier than most states and cities did, a study from Columbia University found.

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BBC News

Earlier lockdown 'could have saved 36,000 lives'

A Columbia University study estimates 36,000 fewer deaths if US lockdown began one week earlier.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

US Could Have Avoided 36,000 Deaths if Social Distancing Had Been Imposed a Week Earlier: Research

The report said that the results show that as states reopen, outbreaks can easily get out of control unless officials closely monitor infections and immediately clamp down on new flare-ups.

4 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Social distancing a week earlier could have saved 36,000 US lives, study finds

Columbia models imply US was too slow to react to coronavirus Early action ‘incredibly critical in reducing number of deaths’Had the US begun social distancing just one week earlier, the country would have prevented 36,000 deaths through early May, according to researchers at Columbia University. Related: Coronavirus live news: Spain reports lowest Covid-19 daily death toll in over two monthsContinue reading...

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Researchers say 36,000 lives in U.S. could have been saved with earlier social distancing

More than 35,000 lives would have been saved in the U.S. if social distancing measures had begun just a week earlier than they actually did in mid-March, according to a new estimate by researchers at Columbia University.

4 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

36,000 lives in US could have been saved with earlier action, model shows

Cost of waiting to take action reflects unforgiving dynamics of outbreak that swept through American cities in early March

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, May 21

If the United States had begun enforcing social distancing measures just a week earlier in March, an estimated 36,000 lives would have been saved, according to new research from Columbia University.

4 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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