A combination of measures such as a public events ban, school closures and stay-at-home requirements is more effective in reducing coronavirus transmission than individual interventions, according to research.
Scientists looked at the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the Covid-19 reproduction (R)
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