Research groups are trying to calculate how much we can safely relax social distancing restrictions, but we’re still missing critical pieces of data.

Some regions may be able to return to as much as 70% of normal mobility levels, but we need far better data and covid-19 tracking before we should try

UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers are developing models to determine when and to what degree regions can begin to relax shelter-in-place and other social distancing measures, without sparking major resurgences of the coronavirus outbreak.

How much more can people freely move around without triggering major resurgences in the outbreak? By approximating the growth rate of caseloads ahead of the lockdowns, and adopting what they consider a reasonable calculation of the impact of...

Research groups are trying to calculate how much we can safely relax social distancing restrictions, but we’re still missing critical pieces of data.

Some regions may be able to return to as much as 70% of normal mobility levels, but we need far better data and covid-19 tracking before we should try

UC Berkeley and Stanford researchers are developing models to determine when and to what degree regions can begin to relax shelter-in-place and other social distancing measures, without sparking major resurgences of the coronavirus outbreak.

How much more can people freely move around without triggering major resurgences in the outbreak? By approximating the growth rate of caseloads ahead of the lockdowns, and adopting what they consider a reasonable calculation of the impact of reduced movement on the spread of the disease, the researchers estimate that San Francisco might be able to return to as much as 70% of normal mobility. British Columbia, which used extensive early testing to flatten the curve of the disease, may be able to go as high as 78%...