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The Efficacy of Contact Tracing for the Containment of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

2020-02-17

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Contact tracing is a central public health response to infectious disease outbreaks, especially in the early stages of an outbreak when specific treatments are limited. Importation of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) from China and elsewhere into the United Kingdom highlights the need to understand the impact of contact tracing as a control measure. Using detailed survey information on social encounters coupled to pre...

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Literature Corpus work: 4fd6ee79-e970-57b9-849e-0cebed08d1d3
DOI: 10.1101/2020.02.14.20023036

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