How effective have COVID-19 control measures been in the UK?
Researchers in the UK and Australia have shown that epidemiologic models accounting for people’s behavior outside of measures introduced to control the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic improve estimates of how effective such interventions have been.
The study was conducted followed the team’s discovery that physical distancing increased in the UK before non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were implemented and soon decreased once they had been implemented.
The researchers warn that if independent behavioral choices are not considered, the degree of physical distancing that occurs without NPIs could be underestimated and the effectiveness of these measures overestimated.
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Quarantine has been set at 14 days â but how does a fortnight help stop the spread of coronavirus?
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While some in hotel quarantine have balconies, others have been confined to their rooms.
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Countries such as the United Kingdom are significantly shortening their coronavirus quarantine requirements â but Australia is not planning to do the same, at least for now.
Instead, Australian health authorities have banked on a more wary approach to help safeguard against community transmission.
Travellers entering Australia are currently required to quarantine for 14 days in a government-allocated hotel or other designated accommodation, regardless of whether they have tested positive for COVID-19.