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University of Michigan: Do the Math - Mask Use, Social Distancing Leads to Shorter Lockdown, Lower Death Rate
July 23, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:

University of Michigan researchers have developed a mathematical model that allows public health officials to determine how various levels of lockdown affect both the economy and the mortality rate of COVID-19.

The factors that end lockdowns the quickest, with the smallest loss of life? The use of masks and social distancing in everyday life.

Additionally, their mo . . .

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