Flattening the COVID-19 Curve: The Impact of Contact Restrictions on the Infection Curve in Germany
Johann Valentowitsch · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2020 · Heft 7 · S. 646 bis 648
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Zusammenfassung
Abstract Although Germany is coping well with the coronavirus crisis, many voices are currently being raised that fundamentally question the success of the contact restriction strategy to contain the virus. I show in this study that there is no justification for such criticism. In fact, contact restrictions have flattened the infection curve and were possibly decisive for the good German performance in the crisis. Zusammenfassung Obwohl Deutschland mit der Coronavirus-Krise gut zurechtkommt, werden derzeit viele Stimmen laut, die den Erfolg der Kontaktbeschränkungsstrategie zur Eindämmung des Virus grundlegend i…