Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand (Q4159)
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schorlarly article published on March 16,2020
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Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demand
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schorlarly article published on March 16,2020
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Two fundamental strategies are possible: (a) mitigation, which focuses on slowing but not necessarily stopping epidemic spread –reducing peak healthcare demand while protecting those most at risk of severe disease from infection, and (b) suppression, which aims to reverse epidemic growth, reducing case numbers to low levels and maintaining that situation indefinitely.
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