A second COVID-19 wave could be avoided if social distancing and the use of face masks are maintained

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/bifg-asc062220.php


News Release 22-Jun-2020
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)


Individual behaviour has a significant effect on preventing a large second wave of COVID-19 infections. In fact, maintaining social distancing and other interventions such as the use of face masks and hand hygiene could remove the need for future lockdowns, according to a modelling study performed by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The findings, published in Nature Human Behaviour, also show that, in countries that have not yet reached the peak of active cases, lockdowns must remain in place for at least 60 days and deconfinement must be gradual in order to decrease the risk of second waves.

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