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After almost two months of stay-at-home orders in the U.S. due to the coronavirus, some 35 states have started to reopen their economies. This means that in many places, outdoor venues are fair game for crowds as summer approaches, and you might have the chance to get a much-needed haircut.

But because your community is reopening, can you safely venture out freely? The answer depends on where you live and what precautions you take.

For example, guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on reopening emphasizes the importance of cleaning facilities that haven’t been open for a while.

And the number of cases in your area might mean it’s safer for you to go out than for people living in hot spots, Dr. Mary Schmidt, an infectious disease physician, and professor of clinical medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus in Annandale, Virginia, told TODAY.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading member of the coronavirus task force, cautioned in congressional testimony that a rushed lifting of coronavirus lockdowns could lead the virus to return with redoubled force.

“There is no doubt, even under the best of circumstances, that when you pull back on mitigation, you will see some cases,” Fauci said in a congressional hearing on Tuesday meant to address when schools and businesses could begin to emerge from closures that have affected some 90 percent of all Americans. 

He added that, most likely, the official count of 81,000 fatalities from the coronavirus was missing some deaths from the disease. “Most of us feel that the number of deaths is likely higher than that number,” Fauci said, a statement that contradicts a view proffered by some commentators and hosts on Fox News, who claim the government is exaggerating the scope of the pandemic.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies on Tuesday remotely from his home in a Senate committee hearing on the coronavirus. (Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee via Reuters)

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Vice President Pence speaks at a coronavirus briefing in late April. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

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