Friday, January 15, 2021

Assessing Mandatory Stay‐at‐Home and Business Closure Effects on the Spread of COVID‐19

NEWS

COVID Lockdowns Had No Advantage Over Other Voluntary Measure, International Study Finds 

JANUARY 15, 2021
NATALIE WINTERS

Assessing Mandatory Stay‐at‐Home and Business Closure Effects on the Spread of COVID‐19
Eran Bendavid Christopher Oh Jay Bhattacharya John P.A. Ioannidis
First published: 05 January 2021

Conclusions 

While small benefits cannot be excluded, we do not find significant benefits on case growth of more restrictive NPIs. Similar reductions in case growth may be achievable with less restrictive interventions.

NOTE: NPIs: non‐pharmaceutical interventions

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