Nearly three-quarters of Americans support another 2 weeks of social distancing, even though most of the country has reopened

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A new Insider poll found that nearly three-quarters of Americans would support at least two more weeks of social distancing, even as the US continues to reopen.
The US introduced federal social distancing guidelines in mid-March in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
New research from the University of California, Berkeley found the lockdowns proved to be effective, preventing as many as 60 million coronavirus infections in the country.
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As the US steadily continues to reopen, nearly three-quarters of Americans would support at least two more weeks of social distancing, according to a new Insider poll.

Among the 1,102 poll respondents, only 12% opposed additional weeks of social distancing.

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