Alternating quarantine for sustainable epidemic mitigation
Absent a drug or vaccine, containing epidemic outbreaks is achieved by means of mobility restrictions and lock-downs. Here, the authors propose an alternating quarantine strategy, in which half of the population remains under lockdown while the other half continues to be active, resulting in a drama...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20324-8 |
| Summary: | Absent a drug or vaccine, containing epidemic outbreaks is achieved by means of mobility restrictions and lock-downs. Here, the authors propose an alternating quarantine strategy, in which half of the population remains under lockdown while the other half continues to be active, resulting in a dramatic reduction in transmission. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |