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Only strict quarantine measures can curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, 2020

2020; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Volume: 25; Issue: 13 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2807/1560-7917.es.2020.25.13.2000280

1560-7917

Henrik Sjödin, Annelies Wilder‐Smith, Sarah Osman, Zia Farooq, Joacim Rocklöv,

COVID-19 and Mental Health

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.