If the first lockdowns were as successful as so many politicians claimed, why aren’t things improving? Why do we have to do this again, and for how long?
Photo: William Campbell/Corbis via Getty Images Almost as soon as U.S. states eased restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, they reinstated them, pausing or fully reversing plans to reopen. This pattern is prevalent worldwide; Melbourne, after a seemingly successful quarantine program, has implemented a strict second lockdown after the city saw a resurgence in cases. A second lockdown is central to the United Kingdom’s contingency plan as cases climb there, too.
Will things start closing down as it gets colder? It’s not yet clear what exactly will happen, but numerous public-health officials have warned that winter weather will bring a resurgence in coronavirus cases — largely because people will be forced indoors, where transmission happens more readily. Outdoor gatherings, which are mostly safe, have helped assuage many people’s need for socialization and activity, but in much of the world, cold winter weather will make this option inaccessible.
If, come winter, people abandon social distancing in order to socialize indoors , this may precipitate further outbreaks, and as a result, a need for added lockdown measures. What about schools? Like the weather, schooling tends to be seasonal, and as fall approaches, so does the traditional U.S. school year. In places where school has already reopened, like Israel, outbreaks have run rampant, and many teachers, parents, and students fear the same thing will happen here.
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