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More Data Suggests Distancing Measures Are Working

A smart thermometer company has identified a promising trend

Coronavirus Blog Team
Medium Coronavirus Blog
1 min readMar 31, 2020

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More evidence that strict social distancing is working: As Donald G. McNeil Jr. reported in the New York Times on Monday evening, there’s been a significant drop in fevers recorded nationwide, suggesting strict distancing measures might be working. The new data comes from Kinsa Health, which makes internet-connected thermometers. The company created a national map of fever levels, which is how the trend was identified.

Read McNeil’s article below, and check out the fever map for yourself.

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