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. 2020 Dec 23:ciaa1882. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1882

Suppression of SARS-CoV-2 after a second wave in Victoria, Australia

Michelle L Giles 1,2,, Euan M Wallace 1,2, Charles Alpren 1, Nicole Brady 1, Simon Crouch 1, Finn Romanes 1, Brett Sutton 1,3, Allen Cheng 1,3
PMCID: PMC7799206  PMID: 33354719

Abstract

Countries around the world are experiencing a second wave of COVID-19 which is proving to be difficult to control. This report describes the combination of physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing, movement restrictions and enhanced test, trace and isolation efforts that can be used to successfully suppress community transmission to zero.

Keywords: COVID, restrictions, pandemic


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