Simple acts that can stop COVID-19 outbreak
23rd July 2020: There are three simple acts that could stop most of the COVID-19 pandemic, even without a vaccine or additional treatments, according to a new study.
According to CNN News, a study, published on Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine, created a new model to look at the spread of the disease and prevention efforts that could help stop it.
If people washed their hands regularly, wore masks, and kept their social distance from each other, these three simple behaviors could stop most of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The study mentioned, “A large epidemic can be prevented if the efficacy of these measures exceeds 50%.”
If, however, the public is slow but does eventually change behavior, it can reduce the number of cases, but not delay a peak in cases, according to the model.
If government-imposed physical distancing was combined with disease awareness and personal steps, the height of the peak could be reduced, even after government-imposed social distancing orders were lifted.
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“Moreover, the effect of combinations of self-imposed measures is additive,” the researchers wrote. “In practical terms, it means that SARS-CoV-2 will not cause a large outbreak in a country where 90% of the population adopts handwashing and social distancing that is 25% efficacious.”
The authors argued that governments should educate the public about how the virus spreads and raise awareness about the crucial roles of self-distancing, handwashing, and also mask use in controlling an ongoing epidemic. It does not differentiate between mandating some of these behaviors or encouraging them.
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