People are giving up on social distancing at the worst possible time

• The coronavirus pandemic is starting to enter a new phase in the US, as states around the country begin the delicate process of opening up sections of their economy again weeks of lockdowns and business closures.
• Data shows, however, that some people are apparently interpreting this as "back to normal" and, at the same time, are relaxing on adherence to social distancing guidelines.
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One of the worries you hear from some health experts regarding the growing number of states and cities that are starting to gradually "open back up again" following weeks of tight lockdowns because of the coronavirus is that it's too early. There hasn't been enough of a decline in new cases of the virus, and allowing people to leave their homes and to be in public again might be enough to cause a devastating spike in cases that undoes the benefits gained from all the time we spent sheltering at home.

There is, however, an even more ominous warning sign: Data is starting to show that people are adhering to social distancing guidelines less and less, at perhaps the worst time of all to be doing so.

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