PARIS, April 9 — Lockdown measures in China must be lifted gradually in order to prevent a “second wave” of Covid-19 infections, scientists warned today as thousands in the outbreak city of Wuhan were finally allowed to travel. The strict social distancing measures, including a near 1l-week...
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The strict social distancing measures, including a near 1l-week travel ban, appear to have paid off, and life is slowly getting back to normal in the megacity, even as the virus devastates Europe and the United States. They analysed the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in four Chinese cities — Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wenzhou — between mid-January and the end of February.
Models showed that lifting the measures prematurely would lead to new infections approaching levels seen at the peak of the first outbreak wave. “While these control measures appear to have reduced the number of infections to very low levels, without herd immunity against Covid-19, cases could easily resurge as businesses, factory operations, and schools gradually resume and increase social mixing,” said Joseph Wu from the University of Hong Kong who co-led the research.
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