How important is data and timing when it comes to reopening? For an answer, we should look back at how important they were (or should have been) for shutting down. Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show.

+ And aside from focal points like meat packing plants, nursing homes, and jails, where has the risk been greatest? Superspreader Events Offer a Clue on Curbing Coronavirus.