Inferring change points in the spread of COVID-19 reveals the effectiveness of interventions

Dehning, Jonas; Zierenberg, Johannes; Paul Spitzner, F.; Wibral, Michael; Pinheiro Neto, Joao; Wilczek, Michael; Priesemann, Viola

doi:10.1126/science.abb9789

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Inferring change points in the spread of COVID-19 reveals the effectiveness of interventions

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Authors:

Jonas Dehning

Johannes Zierenberg

F. Paul Spitzner

Abstract

Keeping the lid on infection spread From February to April 2020, many countries introduced variations on social distancing measures to slow the ravages of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Publicly available data show that Germany has been particularly successful in minim...

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