An Epidemiologist Answers What Is Needed To Reopen The Country

Published April 17, 2020 at 8:22 PM EDT

After more than a month of lockdown, there is no clear idea of when the U.S. can reopen. Caitlin Rivers of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security talks about what is required to start reopening.

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