Abstract
Lessons from New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak response
Highlights
In the absence of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or of highly effective pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19, countries have implemented a large range of nonpharmaceutical interventions to control the spread of the virus.[1]
New Zealand adopted a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions aiming to bring COVID-19 incidence to zero.[2]
In The Lancet Public Health, Sarah Jefferies and colleagues[3] describe the impact of New Zealand’s national response on the transmission of COVID-19 using two detailed sets of data: (1) the features of 1503 laboratory-confirmed and probable cases and (2) the list of all patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 in New Zealand between Feb 2 and May 13, 2020
Summary
In the absence of a vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), or of highly effective pharmaceutical treatments for COVID-19, countries have implemented a large range of nonpharmaceutical interventions to control the spread of the virus.[1].
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
