Suppression of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) After a Second Wave in Victoria, Australia

Michelle L Giles; Euan M Wallace; Charles Alpren; Nicole Brady; Simon Crouch; Finn Romanes; Brett Sutton; Allen Cheng

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa1882

Suppression of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) After a Second Wave in Victoria, Australia

Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 2;73(3):e808-e810. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1882.

Authors

Michelle L Giles^{1

2}, Euan M Wallace^{1

2}, Charles Alpren¹, Nicole Brady¹, Simon Crouch¹, Finn Romanes¹, Brett Sutton^{1

3}, Allen Cheng^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health and Human Services, Victorian Government , Melbourne, Australia.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Monash University, Melbourne,Australia.
³ School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Abstract

Countries worldwide are experiencing a second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is proving to be difficult to control. We describe the combination of physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing, movement restrictions, and enhanced test, trace, and isolation efforts that can be used to successfully suppress community transmission to zero.

Keywords: COVID; pandemic; restrictions.

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Humans
Physical Distancing
SARS-CoV-2*
Victoria / epidemiology