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. 2021 Mar;82(3):414-451.
doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.10.026. Epub 2020 Oct 28.

Quantifying the impact of public health protection measures on the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Chloé Dimeglio  1 , Jean-Michel Loubes  2 , Jean-Michel Mansuy  3 , Jacques Izopet  1
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Quantifying the impact of public health protection measures on the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Chloé Dimeglio et al. J Infect. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

The new virus, SARS-CoV-2, has probably affected millions of people world-wide since December 2019 and killed thousand. We have designed a model and used it to quantify the effect of local protective measures on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, assess their effectiveness and adapt health service strategies in Toulouse, France.

Keywords: Protective measures; Public health; SARS-CoV-2; Statistical model.

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Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infection per day from July 21, 2020 to May 5, 2021 according to the decisions on the protective measures .blue: no specific local measure red: masks are mandatory in some urban areas, green: masks are mandatory in the all Toulouse urban area, purple: closure of some public spaces and compulsory masks. The black dotted line corresponds to the new infections threshold at which the intensive care units could be saturated.
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