Only strict quarantine measures can curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, 2020

Several Italian towns are under lockdown to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The level of transmission reduction required for physical distancing interventions to mitigate the epidemic is a crucial question. We show that very high adherence to community quarantine (total stay-home policy) and a small...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sjödin, Henrik, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Osman, Sarah, Farooq, Zia, Rocklöv, Joacim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2020
Materias:
Rapid Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7140595/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32265005
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000280
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Sumario:Several Italian towns are under lockdown to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. The level of transmission reduction required for physical distancing interventions to mitigate the epidemic is a crucial question. We show that very high adherence to community quarantine (total stay-home policy) and a small household size is necessary for curbing the outbreak in a locked-down town. The larger the household size and amount of time in the public, the longer the lockdown period needed.

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