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The streets of Manhattan stand nearly empty due to the coronavirus epidemic on April 10, 2020 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesShutdown orders to close nonessential businesses and keep most people at home over the last two months helped the U.S. avoid nearly 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to a new study…

Shutdown orders prevented about 60 million novel coronavirus infections in the United States and 285 million in China, according to a research study published Monday that examined how stay-at-home orders and other restrictions limited the spread of the contagion.A separate study from epidemiologists at Imperial College London estimated the shutdowns saved about 3.1 million lives…