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. 2021 Apr 19;2:100121. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100121

Table 4.

Physical distancing scenarios. The estimated number of total incidences, peak capacity requirement of non-ICU and ICU beds, and time to peak.

Scenarios Total Incidence Requirement at peak
Time to peak in days
Non-ICU ICU Non-ICU ICU
Base 22.0 ​M 832 k 118 k 192 190
Half-lockdown for 30 days 21.7 ​M 786 k 111 k 261 260
24-Mar to 22 Apr (50% of work, school and other contacts)
Half-lockdown for 60 days 21.6 ​M 768 k 109 k 330 329
24-Mar to 22 May (50% of work, school and other contacts)
Half-lockdown for 90 days 21.5 ​M 761 k 108 k 398.5 397
24-Mar to 21 June (50% of work, school and other contacts)
Half-lockdown for 120 days 21.5 ​M 758 k 107 k 466 465
24-Mar to 21 July (50% of work, school and other contacts)
Half-lockdown for 150 days 21.4 ​M 757 k 107 k 534 532
24-Mar to 20 August (50% of work, school and other contacts)
Full lockdown for 30 days 21.6 ​M 782 k 111 k 330 328
24-Mar to 22 Apr (10% of work, school and other contacts)
Full lockdown for 60 days 21.6 ​M 779 k 110 k 464 462
24-Mar to 22 May (10% of work, school and other contacts)
Full lockdown for 90 days 21.1 ​M 778 k 110 k 596 595
24-Mar to 21 June (10% of work, school and other contacts)
Full lockdown for 120 days 12.8 ​M 778 k 110 k 729 727
24-Mar to 21 July (10% of work, school and other contacts)
Full lockdown for 150 days 1.14 ​M 99.2 k 14.4 k 729 729
24-Mar to 20 Aug (10% of work, school and other contacts)
Cyclic lockdown 15 days until 17 Jan 21 (repeated lockdown and 80% of work, school and other contacts for 15 days) 263 k 32.0 k 4.89 k 29 28
Cyclic lockdown 30 days until 17 Jan 21 (repeated lockdown and 80% of work, school and other contacts for 30 days) 235 k 32.0 k 4.89 k 29 28
Cyclic lockdown 15 days until 17 Jan 21 (repeated lockdown and full contact for 15 days) 1.04 ​M 80.5 k 11.7 k 729 729
Cyclic lockdown 30 days until 17 Jan 21 (repeated lockdown and full contact for 30 days) 974 k 78.2 k 11.4 k 729 729