Flattening the COVID-19 Curve: The Impact of Contact Restrictions on the Infection Curve in Germany.
Gesundheitswesen
; 82(7): 646-648, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-688207
ABSTRACT
Although Germany is coping well with the coronavirus crisis, many voices are currently being raised that fundamentally question the success of the contact restriction strategy to contain the virus. I show in this study that there is no justification for such criticism. In fact, contact restrictions have flattened the infection curve and were possibly decisive for the good German performance in the crisis.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Gesundheitswesen
Journal subject:
Public Health
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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