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==Primary Prevention==
==Primary Prevention==
 
According to a modeling study
<ref name="KooCook2020">{{cite journal|last1=Koo|first1=Joel R|last2=Cook|first2=Alex R|last3=Park|first3=Minah|last4=Sun|first4=Yinxiaohe|last5=Sun|first5=Haoyang|last6=Lim|first6=Jue Tao|last7=Tam|first7=Clarence|last8=Dickens|first8=Borame L|title=Interventions to mitigate early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore: a modelling study|journal=The Lancet Infectious Diseases|year=2020|issn=14733099|doi=10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30162-6}}</ref>:
"Implementing the combined intervention of
* quarantining infected individuals and their family members,
* workplace distancing, and
* school closure once community transmission has been detected
...could substantially reduce the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections."


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Carla Vorsatz, M.D.[2]

Overview

Primary Prevention

According to a modeling study [1]: "Implementing the combined intervention of

  • quarantining infected individuals and their family members,
  • workplace distancing, and
  • school closure once community transmission has been detected

...could substantially reduce the number of SARS-CoV-2 infections."

References

  1. Koo, Joel R; Cook, Alex R; Park, Minah; Sun, Yinxiaohe; Sun, Haoyang; Lim, Jue Tao; Tam, Clarence; Dickens, Borame L (2020). "Interventions to mitigate early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Singapore: a modelling study". The Lancet Infectious Diseases. doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30162-6. ISSN 1473-3099.