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    U.S. Could Have Saved 36,000 Lives If Social Distancing Started 1 Week Earlier: Study

    If measures that began on March 15 had actually started on March 8, thousands of COVID-19 deaths could have been avoided, according to an analysis from Columbia University.
    by Bill Chappell May 21, 2020 2 minutes
    A new analysis finds social distancing has been very effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19 — and that thousands of lives could have been saved if the policies began earlier. In this March 17 photo, people eat at a restaurant along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., nearly a week after President Trump declared a national emergency.

    Updated at 12:10 p.m. ET

    The U.S. could have prevented roughly 36,000 deaths from COVID-19 if broad social distancing measures had been put in place just one week earlier in March, according to an analysis from Columbia University.

    Underlining the importance of aggressively responding to the coronavirus, found the U.S. could have avoided at least 700,000 fewer infections if actions

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