COVID-19 checkup

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, vice provost for global initiatives and a physician, gave an update on the pandemic during a Perry World House virtual earlier this week. He says summer is a good time to open up in stages but cautions about fall.

The next few months will be a good time for the United States to begin to reopen in stages from coronavirus shutdowns, as summer brings warmer weather and the opportunity to spend time outdoors and officials have a better sense on how to help residents minimize risks, according to Ezekiel J. Emanuel.

“If you look over the next six months, we probably are entering a good phase for opening up,” Emanuel said, with the focus being on places with low public health risk and high economic impact, like outdoor restaurants, cafes, and farmer’s markets.

“Transmission outdoors is very minimal and very hard,” he said, and that should encourage businesses and officials to think creatively about how more activities can be done outside.

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