Gregg Gonsalves, a professor of epidemiology and law at Yale, said: “I’d feel better if we had serological testing, and could preferentially allow those who are antibody positive and no longer infectious to return to work first. The point is, though, that we are nowhere even near accomplishing any of these criteria. Opening up before then will be met with a resurgence of the virus.”
He added, “That’s the thing that keeps me up every night.”
Until we get a vaccine or effective drug treatments, focusing on these major criteria, and directing efforts toward them, should help us determine how we are progressing locally, and how we might achieve each goal.
Everyone wants to know when we are going to be able to leave our homes and reopen the United States. The better question is: “How will we know when to reopen the country?” Experts offer four benchmarks that can serve as a guide. https://t.co/BG0Kt5wp8r
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 6, 2020