Assessing the impact of varying levels of case detection and contact tracing on COVID-19 transmission in Canada during lifting of restrictive closures using a dynamic compartmental model

CONCLUSION: This study underlines the importance of a cautious approach to lifting restrictive closures in this second phase of the epidemic. This approach includes efforts by public health to identify cases and trace contacts, and to encourage Canadians to get tested if they are at risk of having been infected and to maintain physical distancing in public areas.PMID:33447163 | PMC:PMC7799879 | DOI:10.14745/ccdr.v46i1112a08

Source: Can Commun Dis Rep - January 15, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Antoinette Ludwig Philippe Berthiaume Heather Orpana Claude Nadeau Maikol Diasparra Joel Barnes Deirdre Hennessy Ainsley Otten Nicholas Ogden Source Type: research