Modelling intensive care unit capacity under different epidemiological scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic in three Western European countries.
Ruth McCabeMara D KontNora SchmitCharles WhittakerAlessandra LochenMarc BaguelinEdward S KnockLilith K WhittlesJohn A LeesNicholas F BrazeauPatrick G T WalkerAzra C GhaniNeil M FergusonPeter J WhiteChristl Ann DonnellyKatharina HauckOliver John WatsonPublished in: International journal of epidemiology (2021)
Reductions in capacity deficits under different scenarios must be weighed against the feasibility and drawbacks of further lockdowns. Careful, continuous decision-making by national policymakers will be required across the winter period 2020-2021.