- American academics say their study of 36 countries suggests that 45 days of aggressive intervention required to rein in an outbreak
- Other factors include the size of the country, cultural greetings, temperature, humidity, and latitude
Alice Yan
Populations might have to endure lockdowns or stay-at-home orders of more than six weeks before the coronavirus pandemic can be brought under control in their area, researchers in the United States have said.
According to the study published this week on SSRN, an open-source journal for early-stage research, countries adopting aggressive interventions might see moderation of an outbreak after almost three weeks, control of the spread after one month, and containment after 45 days.The researchers defined aggressive intervention as lockdowns, stay-at-home orders, mass testing and quarantine. With less aggressive intervention, the process could take much longer.
“In the absence of a vaccine, cure, or massive testing and quarantine, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders will need to last for months,” they wrote. South China Morning Post
