As more states and cities look to follow their lead, some health officials have questioned whether the US is doing enough to stop the outbreak.So is a total national lockdown possible, and what would it take for us to reach that point?Is it possible that the US could go into a full, nationwide lockdown?
But as the death count rises exponentially in the US, Bendix said, such a lockdown may become necessary. "Obviously right now, we're implementing restrictions on a statewide basis or even on a citywide basis. So it'll be up to individual leaders to determine when either the case count or the death count has gotten too high and we're not implementing the appropriate measures to contain the spread," she said.
"But they're actually emphasizing that they are going to be compassionate about these rules. We obviously understand these are difficult times. But it's pretty dire straits at this point.""We have seen past precedent for it," Bendix said. "In San Francisco you can already receive a fine if you are going out for a nonessential reason like getting to work or walking your pet.
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A nationwide lockdown would be painful. But not as painful as waves of coronavirus infections sloshing back and forth across the nation.
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