Researchers at Harvard University recently concluded the U.S. would need to conduct 500,000-700,000 coronavirus tests a day to begin reopening safely.
A top Trump administration health official said Monday the U.S. could perform 8 million tests in May, but that’s still far short of the 12 million-plus recommended by leading expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. Another Harvard study called for ramping up tofor a successful reopening. The U.S. has conducted 5.6 million tests total so far.
Ogbonnaya Omenka, a public health specialist who teaches at Butler University, said the only way to reopen confidently is with the immunity conferred by a vaccine or when the transmission rate dwindles to one per infected person, known as the endemic level. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has drawn intense criticism for allowing the opening of some nonessential businesses last weekend, three weeks after issuing a stay-at-home order that was supposed to last through the rest of the month. Many of those businesses and most churches remained shuttered nonetheless.
Cuomo envisions upstate communities, which have not been as severely affected as the New York City metro area, resuming operations earlier as part of a phased process. Other governors are also contemplating taking a tailored approach to reopening, depending on infection and hospitalization levels in different counties.
Her recommendation for reopening would be for public health officials to implement systems of identifying people most at risk of the harshest effects of COVID-19 and those who may become super spreaders, rather than assuming all have the same capacity.
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