Behavioural scientists form new front in battle against coronavirus
by Hannah Devlin Science correspondent from on (#50PFJ)
Experts look at role of psychology in public responses to idea of quarantine
As epidemiologists work round the clock to calculate the mortality rate of Covid-19, its ease of transmission and other vital statistics, a different group of experts are interrogating the role that human psychology could play in the unfolding pandemic.
The government's new measures, its experts said, took into account these behavioural factors, such as the potential for "fatigue" - the idea that public adherence to quarantines might wane over time.
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