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Science. 2020 Mar 31. pii: eabb6105. doi: 10.1126/science.abb6105. [Epub ahead of print]
An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China.
Tian H[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]1[/SUP], Liu Y[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Li Y[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Wu CH[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Chen B[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP], Kraemer MUG[SUP]5,[/SUP][SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]7[/SUP], Li B[SUP]2[/SUP], Cai J[SUP]8[/SUP], Xu B[SUP]8[/SUP], Yang Q[SUP]2[/SUP], Wang B[SUP]2[/SUP], Yang P[SUP]9[/SUP], Cui Y[SUP]10[/SUP], Song Y[SUP]11[/SUP], Zheng P[SUP]12[/SUP], Wang Q[SUP]9[/SUP], Bjornstad ON[SUP]13,[/SUP][SUP]14[/SUP], Yang R[SUP]15[/SUP], Grenfell BT[SUP]16,[/SUP][SUP]17[/SUP], Pybus OG[SUP]18[/SUP], Dye C[SUP]18[/SUP].
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Abstract
Responding to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus (agent of COVID-19) in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan city on 23 January and implemented a national emergency response. We investigated the spread and control of COVID-19 using a unique data set including case reports, human movement and public health interventions. The Wuhan shutdown was associated with the delayed arrival of COVID-19 in other cities by 2.91 days (95%CI: 2.54-3.29). Cities that implemented control measures pre-emptively reported fewer cases, on average, in the first week of their outbreaks (13.0; 7.1-18.8) compared with cities that started control later (20.6; 14.5-26.8). Suspending intra-city public transport, closing entertainment venues and banning public gatherings were associated with reductions in case incidence. The national emergency response appears to have delayed the growth and limited the size of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, averting hundreds of thousands of cases by 19 February (day 50).
Copyright ? 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.
PMID:32234804DOI:10.1126/science.abb6105
An investigation of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China.
Tian H[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]1[/SUP], Liu Y[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Li Y[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]2[/SUP], Wu CH[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Chen B[SUP]#[/SUP][SUP]4[/SUP], Kraemer MUG[SUP]5,[/SUP][SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]7[/SUP], Li B[SUP]2[/SUP], Cai J[SUP]8[/SUP], Xu B[SUP]8[/SUP], Yang Q[SUP]2[/SUP], Wang B[SUP]2[/SUP], Yang P[SUP]9[/SUP], Cui Y[SUP]10[/SUP], Song Y[SUP]11[/SUP], Zheng P[SUP]12[/SUP], Wang Q[SUP]9[/SUP], Bjornstad ON[SUP]13,[/SUP][SUP]14[/SUP], Yang R[SUP]15[/SUP], Grenfell BT[SUP]16,[/SUP][SUP]17[/SUP], Pybus OG[SUP]18[/SUP], Dye C[SUP]18[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
Responding to an outbreak of a novel coronavirus (agent of COVID-19) in December 2019, China banned travel to and from Wuhan city on 23 January and implemented a national emergency response. We investigated the spread and control of COVID-19 using a unique data set including case reports, human movement and public health interventions. The Wuhan shutdown was associated with the delayed arrival of COVID-19 in other cities by 2.91 days (95%CI: 2.54-3.29). Cities that implemented control measures pre-emptively reported fewer cases, on average, in the first week of their outbreaks (13.0; 7.1-18.8) compared with cities that started control later (20.6; 14.5-26.8). Suspending intra-city public transport, closing entertainment venues and banning public gatherings were associated with reductions in case incidence. The national emergency response appears to have delayed the growth and limited the size of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, averting hundreds of thousands of cases by 19 February (day 50).
Copyright ? 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.
PMID:32234804DOI:10.1126/science.abb6105