Article 593JM 'Circuit break' could cut UK Covid deaths by up to 49%, experts say

'Circuit break' could cut UK Covid deaths by up to 49%, experts say

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Sarah Boseley Health editor
from Science | The Guardian on (#593JM)

Authors of unpublished paper say two-week national lockdown would buy time to improve test-and-trace system

A circuit break", in the form of a two-week lockdown during the half-term or Christmas school holidays, could cut Covid deaths by January by between 29% and 49%, depending on the rate of infections in the country, say experts.

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