Shelter in place orders (SIPOs) require residents to remain home for all but essential activities such as purchasing food or medicine, caring for others, exercise, or traveling for employment deemed essential. Between March 19 and April 20, 2020, 40 states and the District of Columbia adopted SIPOs. This study explores the impact of SIPOs on health, with particular attention to heterogeneity in their impacts. First, using daily state-level social distancing data from SafeGraph and a difference-in-differences approach, we document that adoption of a SIPO was associated with a 5 to 10 percent increase in the rate at which state residents remained in their homes full-time. Then, using daily state-level coronavirus case data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we find that approximately three weeks following the adoption of a SIPO, cumulative COVID-19 cases fell by 44 percent. Event-study analyses confirm common COVID-19 case trends in the week prior to SIPO adoption and show that SIPO-induced case reductions grew larger over time. However, this average effect masks important heterogeneity across states — early adopters and high population density states appear to reap larger benefits from their SIPOs. Finally, we find that statewide SIPOs were associated with a reduction in coronavirus-related deaths, but estimated mortality effects were imprecisely estimated.

The NYPD will limit entry at Hudson River Park Piers 45 and 46 in Manhattan and Domino Park in Williamsburg to ensure social distancing during coronavirus.

“They’re still proceeding with primaries for other offices, for other races," Yang told the Daily News.

Dominican Yankees and Mets stars are working with Pedro Martinez to respond to the coronavirus pandemic in their homeland.

Rugby authorities in New Zealand and Australia are hopeful of a return to domestic action shortly as their respective governments ease restrictions put in place to stem the coronavirus pandemic.

Wolves lack the facial muscles required to raise their eyebrows—a feature that makes dogs especially endearing to people.

There are a heck of a lot of reasons not to.

Under extreme conditions, a human can produce more than three gallons of sweat in a single day.

The border collie achieved international fame for her remarkable grasp on vocabulary and sentence structure.

A rare iron isotope produced by exploding stars has been found in Antarctic snow.

For Anelosimus studiosus spiders, the storm survival checklist apparently includes a combative personality.

Some of the storm’s features hint at troubling trends in recent hurricanes.

The breakthrough could mean that fewer organs go to waste before they make it into a transplant recipient.

They’re not as aloof as some think.

A giant tortoise, a seabird, and a gecko all went undetected by scientists for more than a century.

Five episodes exploring the revolution and ethics of technology.

Life as a banker, backflips gone wrong, mountain bike career decisions and what it's like to ride with other pros.
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Are you lucky enough to have trails in your backyard, or do you need to drive to ride?
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Oscar built this track while Sweden was still in the grip of winter and planned on more until CoVID-19 hit.
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D'fhéadfadh go mbeadh coimhlint ghéar ag Stobart Air le haerlínte eile ag solathár seirbhísí aeir réigiúnach do Aer Lingus, na seirbhísí idir Dún na nGall agus Baile Átha Cliath san áireamh.

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