03/25/2020 12:05 GMT — COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpass 55,000 03/25/2020 09:46 GMT — Study confirms the importance of social distancing A recent study underlines how COVID-19’s progress can be slowed by social distancing measures.
The authors conclude that 90% of infections in Hubei province, China, were prevented in the period after social distancing began.
The study, which is yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, used data from Hubei and statistical modeling. The scientists were particularly interested in individuals who showed no symptoms and were, therefore, interacting as usual.
Lead author Prof. Wu Tangchun summarizes their findings: “By our most conservative estimate, at least 59% of the infected individuals were out and