Model-based evaluation of alternative reactive class closure strategies against COVID-19

oleh: Quan-Hui Liu, Juanjuan Zhang, Cheng Peng, Maria Litvinova, Shudong Huang, Piero Poletti, Filippo Trentini, Giorgio Guzzetta, Valentina Marziano, Tao Zhou, Cecile Viboud, Ana I. Bento, Jiancheng Lv, Alessandro Vespignani, Stefano Merler, Hongjie Yu, Marco Ajelli

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01

Deskripsi

Reactive school class closures have been widely implemented to mitigate COVID-19 outbreaks. Here, the authors show that, compared to symptom-prompted PCR testing, screening for cases in schools with antigen tests leads to greater reductions in infection rates in both students and the wider community.