> start spreading again when the masses break and go back to work I don't see why this must be true. R before the lockdown in northern CA and WA (heavy volunta

> start spreading again when the masses break and go back to work I don't see why this must be true. R before the lockdown in northern CA and WA (heavy voluntary measures but people "working") was ~1.45. [source: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.12.20062943v1.full.pdf https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.12.20062943v...]. SoCal was higher at R=2.1, possibly due to less voluntary restrictions. Add on a functional testing and contact tracing (built up during the lockdown) and you should be at r < 1.