Americans Have Been Pretty Good at Social Distancing

“New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that Americans responded quickly and thoroughly to directions from federal, state and local leaders, doing everything from carefully washing their hands, cleaning high-touch areas, avoiding the workplace and, in many cases, giving up much-needed income to stay at home,” Bloomberg reports.

Said CDC Director Robert Redfield: “The models underestimated the extent to which Americans would embrace the recommendations and engage in social distancing.”

Original estimates for compliance were put at around 50%, but in the end, “compliance to the message has been in excess of 90%.”