Public health mitigation of COVID-19
Measures to halt the spread of the respiratory disease among populations
Generally, managing an infectious disease outbreak consists of trying to delay and decrease the epidemic peak, known as flattening the epidemic curve. This decreases the risk of health services being overwhelmed and provides more time for vaccines and treatments to be developed. Non-pharmaceutical interventions that may manage the outbreak include personal preventive measures such as hand hygiene, wearing face masks, and self-quarantine; community measures aimed at physical distancing such as closing schools and cancelling mass gathering events; community engagement to encourage acceptance and participation in such interventions; as well as environmental measures such as surface cleaning. It has also been suggested that improving ventilation and managing exposure duration can reduce transmission.
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