Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus
How effective are non-pharmaceutical measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus?
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs
Project period2020
Related expertiseEconomic Policy, Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Health
TeamSamuel Rutz, Matteo Mattmann, Ann-Kathrin Crede, Michael Funk, Anja Siffert, Melanie Häner
ContactProject Description
On 27 April 2020, two months after they were first introduced, the federal government started to relax the measures to contain the spread of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). As of early July, it cannot be ruled out that this easing will lead to a renewed increase of infection rates, or even a ‘second wave’ of infections. This Swiss Economics study provides an overview of available evidence on the effectiveness of various measures, and indicates which measures would be particularly appropriate to implement in case infection rates started to increase again.
Methods
- Meta-Analysis
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