The Comeback of the Cubicle, Construction Site Safety, and More

The push and pull of when to relax our stay-at-home orders and reopen businesses (and which ones) continued this week.

On one hand, the peaks of the outbreak seem to have passed in most states with the total number of deaths expected to level off nationwide in about a month. In order to minimize the danger of a resurgent second wave, we need to keep as many of the restrictions in place as we can for that duration. In the meantime, localities and states can, and should, be working to set up new regulations and guidelines for exactly what that means so that all businesses and customers understand what the new normal is before resuming our lives together. And we should start strategically phasing in new business reopenings carefully, all while keeping an eye on any upward swings in the reinfection rate (as well as any other helpful metrics, like wastewater RNA remnant results). More widespread and better testing, like the new saliva test from Rutgers University, can also help to catch infection hot spots before they become full-blown outbreaks.

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