The U.S. Is in a Pandemic Freefall. Why Isn’t There a Federal Lockdown?

The U.S. Is in a Pandemic Freefall. Why Isn’t There a Federal Lockdown? Countries in Europe, including France, Germany, and the U.K., re-enacted nationwide restrictions in October for case numbers a fraction of the United States’. But despite the dire state the U.S. is in, experts say you shouldn’t expect a national lockdown any time soon, or potentially ever again. There have been some local exceptions made recently — Oregon, New Mexico, Michigan, Washington, and Chicago started temporary, targeted stay-at-home orders — but these will likely be the exception, not the norm.