Effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions for containing the COVID-19 outbreak in China.

Shengjie LaiNick W RuktanonchaiLiangcai ZhouOlivia ProsperWei LuoJessica R FloydAmy WesolowskiMauricio SantillanaChi ZhangXiangjun DuHongjie YuAndrew J Tatem

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2020)

The NPIs deployed in China appear to be effectively containing the COVID-19 outbreak, but the efficacy of the different interventions varied, with the early case detection and contact reduction being the most effective. Moreover, deploying the NPIs early is also important to prevent further spread. Early and integrated NPI strategies should be prepared, adopted and adjusted to minimize health, social and economic impacts in affected regions around the World.

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