Social distancing at health care centers early in the pandemic helps to protect population from COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 outbreak has been unequal across Spanish regions. The epidemic wave has been smoother in the Region of Murcia (RM) (6 deaths/100,000 residents). Physical distance from health centers from day 0 is an additional social distancing measure that confers an advantageous starting po...

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Autores principales: Ortega-García, Juan A., Ruiz-Marín, Manuel, Cárceles-Álvarez, Alberto, Campillo i López, Ferran, Claudio, Luz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7366991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32980026
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109957
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Sumario:The impact of COVID-19 outbreak has been unequal across Spanish regions. The epidemic wave has been smoother in the Region of Murcia (RM) (6 deaths/100,000 residents). Physical distance from health centers from day 0 is an additional social distancing measure that confers an advantageous starting position in the fight against COVID-19. Late healthcare distancing measures are not as powerful as the early ones.

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