Social distancing and wearing face masks 'unequivocally' reduced the spread of infections.
In care homes, measures such as cohorting and visitor restrictions were associated with reduced transmission and reduced outbreaks.
The evidence further indicates higher-quality respirator masks were more effective than surgical-type masks. ‘The next thing is Disease X as WHO has called it,’ said Professor Chris Dye, professor of epidemiology at the University of Oxford, said.‘So we need a system which is generic enough in character to handle anything of that kind, and for me, the number one priority is to have a global system of surveillance response.’
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