Effects of Proactive Social Distancing on COVID-19 Outbreaks in 58 Cities, China.

Effects of Proactive Social Distancing on COVID-19 Outbreaks in 58 Cities, China.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Sep;26(9):
Authors: Du Z, Xu X, Wang L, Fox SJ, Cowling BJ, Galvani AP, Meyers LA
Abstract
Cities across China implemented stringent social distancing measures in early 2020 to curb coronavirus disease outbreaks. We estimated the speed with which these measures contained transmission in cities. A 1-day delay in implementing social distancing resulted in a containment delay of 2.41 (95% CI 0.97-3.86) days.
PMID: 32516108 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - August 31, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Du Z, Xu X, Wang L, Fox SJ, Cowling BJ, Galvani AP, Meyers LA Tags: Emerg Infect Dis Source Type: research