MODEL: Nebraska shouldn’t ease social distancing until June 8 – or later

When should Nebraska consider easing social distancing measures? 

When should Nebraska consider easing social distancing measures?

According to researchers from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), the answer is June 8 – or later. And that’s only if strong containment measures are in place.

IHME bases the dates off projections of all-age COVID-19 prevalent infections. That means all infections occurring in a location (not just new cases) and when the projections fall below one prevalent infection per one-million people in a state’s population.  That’s the threshold they say could be manageable for state healthcare systems, though it could still be ambitious for some.

You can see how other states stack up by visiting IHME’s full report here: COVID-19 estimates.