Social distancing works, but resistance prompts worries of growing crisis

Social distancing efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus are working, according to preliminary data, but there’s also a problem: There are still communities that aren’t doing enough, and some that started too late.

State and local governments around the country have closed businesses and mandated social distancing for weeks, which experts say is key to slowing the spread of the virus and preventing an influx of patients from overwhelming the health care system.

But the aggressiveness of those measures varies from state to state, and the impact of the coronavirus will be felt at different times in different places across the country.  Continue reading.