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

Sjödin, Henrik; Wilder-Smith, Annelies; Osman, Sarah; Farooq, Zia; Rocklöv, Joacim; (2020) Only strict quarantine measures can curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Italy, 2020. Eurosurveillance, 25 (13). ISSN 1560-7917 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.13.2000280

Abstract

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.

Additional Information

Item Type	Article
Faculty and Department	Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Disease Control
Research Centre	Covid-19 Research
Elements ID	146715
Official URL	https://www.eurosurveillance.org/deliver/fulltext/...