November 2, 2020

Quantifying the Impact of Public Health Protection Measures on the Spread of SARS-CoV-2

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Modeling and Prediction

Keywords (Tags): france, modeling prediction, non-pharm interventions

A study from France modeling the effectiveness of public health measures to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (aside from strict lockdown) found that mask mandates and restricting access to public places such as bars reduced the number of new cases per day by 75% and delayed a peak in infections by about 2 months. However, these measures did not prevent ICUs from becoming full. 

Dimeglio et al. (Oct 2020). Quantifying the Impact of Public Health Protection Measures on the Spread of SARS-CoV-2. Journal of Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2020.10.026