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. 2020 Aug 20;8:153479–153507. doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3018140

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FIGURE 1. — The effects of social distancing on an infected disease outbreak. (a) Social distancing can delay and reduce the outbreak peak. (b) Social distancing can reduce the total number of cases. The earlier social distancing is applied, the stronger its effect will be [12].