Table 1. 2020 Strategies to “Flatten the Curve” in 5 European Countries^a .

	School Closures ^b	Banning of Mass Gatherings ^c	Self-quarantine ^d	Working FromHome ^e	Closure of Non-essential Services ^f	Lockdown ^g	Average No. of Daily Cases Since First Local Transmission to Locking Down ^h	Average No. of Daily Cases Since Locking Down to April 9
France	March 14	March 13	March 17	March 17	March 16	March 17	364	4446
Germany	March 14	March 22	March 6	March 12	March 12	-	1082	5235
Italy	March 5	March 9	March 9	March 9	March 9	March 11	656	4522
Spain	March 12	March 14	March 17	March 14	March 14	March 14	249	5235
United Kingdom	March 21	March 16	March 12	March 16	March 24	March 24	539	3950

^aCountries selected based on cumulative cases by March 31, 2020. Source: Own elaboration based on data from Flaxman et al.³

^bFormal closure of teaching institution.

^cCancelation of events with large amount of people (sports, music, etc).

^dHome isolation for those symptomatic or close contacts.

^eEncourage work from home when possible avoiding commuting and workers displacement.

^fAll non-essential businesses (supermarkets, food retailers, pharmacies) are closed.

^gMovement restriction of people, encourage all stay at home.

^h P < .0001 on unpaired two-tailed t test.

Table 1. 2020 Strategies to “Flatten the Curve” in 5 European Countriesa .