Cochrane publishes three rapid reviews of the evidence on different public health measures to slow the spread of COVID-19

Cochrane has published an updated  special collection of systematic and rapid reviews  focused on a range of public health measures to control and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Many countries have adopted combinations of these measures and are faced with the challenge of easing or strengthening each of these measures over the course of the pandemic.Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a new virus, SARS-CoV-2, that has spread quickly throughout the world. As there is currently no effective treatment or vaccine for COVID-19 other ways of slowing its spread are needed. What’s new in the Cochrane’s Special Collection?Added to theSpecial Collection are three rapid reviews of the evidence on measures that aim to prevent potentially infected people from transmitting the virus to healthy people:Quarantine,  where healthy people are separated from other healthy people in case they might have the virus because they either have had contact with a case or have travelled from an area with high transmission ratesTravel-related control measures, such as border closures, partial travel restrictions and entry/exist screeningUniversal screening  of people not seeking care for symptoms, either the general population or a targeted population based on their occupation, for example healthcare workers in hospitals and nursing homes.What do the rapid reviews tell us?Quarantine is important in reducing incidence and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemicTravel control measures...
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