Effects of Proactive Social Distancing on COVID-19 Outbreaks in 58 Cities, China #MMPMID32516108
Du Z; Xu X; Wang L; Fox SJ; Cowling BJ; Galvani AP; Meyers LA
Emerg Infect Dis 2020[Sep]; 26 (9): 2267-9 PMID32516108show ga
Cities across China implemented stringent social distancing measures in early 2020 to curb coronavirus disease outbreaks. We estimated the speed with which these measures contained transmission in cities. A 1-day delay in implementing social distancing resulted in a containment delay of 2.41 (95% CI 0.97-3.86) days.