Report 9: Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand
N Ferguson, D Laydon, G Nedjati Gilani, N Imai… - 2020 - spiral.imperial.ac.uk
The global impact of COVID-19 has been profound, and the public health threat it represents
is the most serious seen in a respiratory virus since the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Here we present the results of epidemiological modelling which has informed policymaking
in the UK and other countries in recent weeks. In the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, we
assess the potential role of a number of public health measures–so-called non-
pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)–aimed at reducing contact rates in the population and …
is the most serious seen in a respiratory virus since the 1918 H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Here we present the results of epidemiological modelling which has informed policymaking
in the UK and other countries in recent weeks. In the absence of a COVID-19 vaccine, we
assess the potential role of a number of public health measures–so-called non-
pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)–aimed at reducing contact rates in the population and …
