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Modelling shows mandatory face masks during Victoria’s COVID-19 second wave helped ‘save thousands’
Mandatory mask wearing was the single biggest factor in driving down case numbers during Victoria’s “unique” second COVID-19 wave, new modelling has found.
Key points:
- The study developed a “compartmental model” looking at the measures taken during Victoria’s second wave
- The researchers found Victoria’s hospitals were saved from being overrun because of the measures
- It found face coverings, which were mandatory in Victoria, were “critical” and should be the cornerstone of any future public health response
The modelling found face coverings were estimated to have reduced transmission and infection risk in the state by between 31 and 46 per cent, and “physical distancing behaviour” by about 6 to 28 per cent.
The…
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