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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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Main Authors: Sjödin, Henrik (Author) , Wilder-Smith, Annelies (Author) , Osman, Sarah (Author) , Farooq, Zia (Author) , Rocklöv, Joacim (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 02 April 2020
In: Eurosurveillance
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 13
ISSN:1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000280
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000280
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000280
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Author Notes:Henrik Sjödin, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Sarah Osman, Zia Farooq, Joacim Rocklöv
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Summary: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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ISSN:1560-7917
DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000280

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