When will the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing end?
Up to two-thirds of a population needs immunity, via infection or vaccines, to stop COVID-19

Across the United States, people are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by withdrawing from public spaces and staying home, leaving normally busy places like 42nd Street in Midtown Manhattan deserted.
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