Effects of Proactive Social Distancing on COVID-19 Outbreaks in 58 Cities, China

Effects of Proactive Social Distancing on COVID-19 Outbreaks in 58 Cities, China

Cities across China implemented stringent social distancing measures in early 2020 to curb coronavirus disease outbreaks. We estimated the speed with which these measures contained transmission in cities. A 1-day delay in implementing social distancing resulted in a containment delay of 2.41 (95% CI...

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Main Authors: Zhanwei Du, Xiaoke Xu, Lin Wang, Spencer J. Fox, Benjamin J. Cowling, Alison P. Galvani, Lauren Ancel Meyers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
viruses
respiratory infections
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1932_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/9/20-1932_article

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