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Why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies

  • Written by Hilary Godwin, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Washington
California is working with Oregon and Washington on coordinated plans for phasing in the reopening of restaurants, stores and other parts of their economies in a way that can keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay.Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Editor’s Note: How and when states reopen their economies will look different from one state to the next...

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