Modeling the impact of testing, tracing, and quarantine

Posted on AllSides September 8th, 2020
From The Center

Testing, contact tracing, and quarantining infected people are all tools in the effort to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. So are mask-wearing and social distancing. But what impact does each have? A study co-authored by MIT researchers finds that robust testing, contact tracing, and quarantining by household can keep cases within the capacity of the health-care system — preventing a “second wave” — while allowing for the reopening of some economic activities.

The paper, published Aug. 5 in Nature Human Behaviour, details a novel model that integrates anonymized, real-time mobility...

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https://news.mit.edu/2020/modeling-impact-of-testing-contact-tracing-quarantine-0908

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