When I read it this morning, I thought, "Darn, new outbreaks in these states, just as they're taking action to ease restrictions?" Other readers may draw the same conclusion. Some of those won't bother to read the article to learn that the headline is misleading. They'll accept it as fact, given it comes from a reputable source, and pass the word along as such.
The article addresses easing of measures in these states and a few others, but the hot spots discussed are in Ohio and Massachusetts, with one vague reference to workplace outbreak in Tennessee. There aren't mentions of hot spots in Georgia or South Carolina. That's an example of telling the truth but not the whole truth in such a way that the presentation is misleading.
On a separate note, I was surprised that states will soon begin easing some countermeasures. I'd expected another week or ten days.
Georgia's actions are limited, opening some venues but keeping many restrictions in place. It should be instructive to see how this goes here, and other states will be able to learn from Georgia's successes or failures. Ditto easing elsewhere in the US and in Europe.
In the short term, it'll be interesting to see if Univ. of Washington adjusts mortality projections upward for states easing countermeasures.
; Julia Child
