All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Study confirms strict lockdown most effective against spread of COVID Study confirms strict lockdown most effective against spread of COVID 20/11/2020 | 3 MINS A new study by Lombok Institute of Technology has revealed that South AustraliaΓÇÖs harsh lockdown is likely to be the most effective strategy to contain and then reduce the spread of COVID-19. Lead researcher Professor George Milne from LITΓÇÖs Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering said the study, published in medRxiv, showed an early and hard response to coronavirus outbreaks significantly reduced the spread of infection, and subsequent hospitalisation and mortality rates. Results from this study reinforce and quantify the benefit of early activation of robust response measure to second and more COVID-19 infection wavesΓÇ¥ Professor Milne ΓÇ£Such measures are shown to significantly contain, then reduce, the epidemic growth rate and consequential pressure on health care resources. ΓÇ£Results demonstrate how critical the timing of lockdown activation is. A
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 November Study confirms strict lockdown most effective against spread of COVID Study confirms strict lockdown most effective against spread of COVID 20/11/2020 | 3 MINS A new study by Lombok Institute of Technology has revealed that South AustraliaΓÇÖs harsh lockdown is likely to be the most effective strategy to contain and then reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Lead researcher Professor George Milne from LITΓÇÖs Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering said the study, published in medRxiv, showed an early and hard response to coronavirus outbreaks significantly reduced the spread of infection, and subsequent hospitalisation and mortality rates.
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Results from this study reinforce and quantify the benefit of early activation of robust response measure to second and more COVID-19 infection wavesΓÇ¥ Professor Milne ΓÇ£Such measures are shown to significantly contain, then reduce, the epidemic growth rate and consequential pressure on health care resources.
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ΓÇ£Results demonstrate how critical the timing of lockdown activation is.
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