Travel Restrictions and the Spread of COVID-19 – What Does the Research Say?

ConclusionThe above research papers are limited as they just model and project COVID-19 cases rather than empirically test how restrictions affected the actual spread of the disease, but they are valuable starting points in evaluating this crucial policy tool. Travel restrictions could have delayed the onset of a crisis mentality by a few weeks and shifted the curve to the right rather than flattening it. Shifting the curve to the right, in addition to preparing for a pandemic by adopting other policies to reduce transmission, could have been an effective strategy. But by themselves, travel restrictions do little but delay the onset of a crisis mentality and shift the curve to the right rather than flattening it.
Source: Cato-at-liberty - Category: American Health Authors: Source Type: blogs