Another Shutdown?
Posted on AllSides July 7th, 2020
WHY THIS QUESTION MATTERS:
After months of COVID-19 lockdowns, states across the country began to lift stay at home orders and restrictions at the end of May. Today, all 41 states which issued stay at home orders have begun lifting restrictions. However, as the number of COVID-19 cases surge across parts of the country, the opening process is being slowed or even reversed in several states.
If we use the 1918 Spanish Flu as our guide, we can presume a second peak is coming. In 1918, US cities...