Although many states are starting to relax restrictions on business activity and contacts, Seattle-area epidemiologists say such restrictions will need to be tightened up to reduce the spread of coronavirus much further.
The only alternative to clamping down harder would be to create a robust system of testing and contact tracing, experts at the Bellevue, Wash.-based Institute for Disease Modeling say in their latest report.
Their conclusions are based on an updated analysis of viral transmission patterns in Seattle and the rest of King County. The numbers suggest that the extent of the pandemic in the county is declining very slowly, if at all.
