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

Earlier lockdown could have saved more than 35,000 American lives, say researchers

Researchers say more than 35,000 lives could have been saved if the US had implemented social distancing measures one week earlier, while US President Donald Trump says he would not shut down the US again in a second wave of COVID-19.

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Today in pandemic news:• A new study estimates that 50,000 of the nearly 100,000 American deaths from COVID-19 could have been avoided had the United States begun widespread social distancing measures just one week earlier.• 2.4 million Americans filed new unemployment claims last week, bringing the total number of those filing for benefits during the pandemic to 38.3 million.• Democrats are requesting Trump honor Americans who have died during …

USA, anticipating the 7-day lockdown could have saved 36,000 lives

The calculation made by Columbia University researchers by crossing epidemiological data and statistical models. If the closure had been decided two weeks in advance, the dead would have been half

Coronavirus: US could have saved nearly 56,000 lives if physical distancing started 2 weeks earlier, study finds

New research suggests tens of thousands of coronavirus-related deaths could have been prevented if the United States had acted more quickly with physical distancing policies.

New Study Claims U.S. Might Have Saved 36,000 Lives With Earlier Social Distancing Measures

The study, which estimates that 36,000 lives could have been saved if the U.S. had acted a week earlier, also warns against the rush to reopen.

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.