The University of Washington’s model has quickly become the national standard for predicting the future of the coronavirus in the U.S, now it’s developing a new model to figure out when the country can begin to reopen.
Dr. Ali Mokdad is with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, which has provided COVID-19 predictions state-by-state. “It’s time to consider how we open our businesses, no doubt in my mind, but we have to do it carefully because all the sacrifices we have made we don’t want to waste,” Dr.
Mokdad said. He believes communities could start loosening their guidelines by June 1, but he said testing is the key to containment.