The researchers said they were aware prolonged distancing, even if intermittent, was likely to have 'profoundly negative' consequences.
In a study published in the journal Science on Tuesday, a team of epidemiologists at Harvard assessed what is known about Covid-19 and other coronaviruses to anticipate possible scenarios for the current global health crisis.
A man wearing a surgical mask works on his computer on Broadway Avenue as New Yorkers practice "Social Distancing" because of the COVID-19 pandemic on April 12, 2020 in New York City, United States.Researchers from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have warned that, in the absence of a vaccine or an effective treatment to the coronavirus, social-distancing measures may be required through to 2022.
The researchers said it is critical to discover whether the coronavirus can be wiped out after this initial pandemic wave, like the SARS outbreak of 2003. As of Wednesday, nearly 2 million people had contracted Covid-19 worldwide, with 127,590 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.to emerge from lockdown after enduring several weeks of stringent social and economic restrictions.
They stressed that their goal in modeling such policies was not to endorse them but rather to spur innovative ideas and to expand the list of options to bring the pandemic under long-term control.
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