Social distancing appears to be working to stop the spread of the advancing coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis of fever and temperature data from Americans across the country.
As USA Today reports, people across the world and across the United States are practicing so-called “social distancing,” and avoiding places of public gathering, in order to stop the spread of the current pandemic. And while the nation is feeling the pain of the process, with millions of Americans out of work and businesses facing closure, the process does seem to be working.
How do we know this? Because there are fewer clusters of fevers, says Inder Singh, CEO of Kinsa, a manufacturer of medical supplies.
The company sells thermometers, used across the country, and those “smart” thermometers send their data back to the company, which collects and analyzes it.