In a new study, researchers predict that lifting masking and social-distancing restrictions in March 2022 could lead to resurgences of Covid-19 deaths in most states based off projections from a simulation model. The study also found that delaying restrictions would not prevent inevitable surges in deaths for those states, concluding that there is no “magic moment” to lift restrictions.
There is no 'magic moment' to lift Covid-19 restrictions, researchers say