Mass General study shows physical distancing slowed growth of COVID-19 in US

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/mgh-mgs081020.php

 

 

News Release 11-Aug-2020
Massachusetts General Hospital
 

 

 

Between March 10 and March 25, 2020, all 50 states and the District of Columbia enacted at least one statewide physical distancing measure to help stop the spread of COVID-19. New research from clinicians at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) show these government-issued physical distancing orders significantly slowed the COVID-19 epidemic, leading to an estimated reduction of more than 600,000 cases within three weeks of implementation. The findings were recently published in PLOS Medicine. 


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