China shows way to ease lockdowns before vaccine, says report
by Sarah Boseley Health editor from on (#517B7)
UK experts say easing physical distancing would depend on rigorous testing and isolation
China's tough lockdown and physical distancing measures in Wuhan and other provinces appear to have successfully ended new locally transmitted coronavirus infections and may chart a route back to normal life, according to a report from Imperial College London.
The report, from Prof Neil Ferguson and his team, who have been the main modellers of the epidemic for the UK and other governments, suggests it is possible to lift the physical distancing restrictions, as China has begun to do, without a resurgence of the epidemic.
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