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If only it were only that. In the UK at least, they reckon 80% of people with a positive test aren’t isolating at all.
by jonplackett 6y ago
If only it were only that. In the UK at least, they reckon 80% of people with a positive test aren’t isolating at all.
- RobinL 6y agoThe study is here [1]. The relevant passage is: "Of those who reported having experienced symptoms of COVID-19 in the last seven days, only 18.2% (95% CI 16.4 to 19.9) said they had not left home since developing symptoms." There's a big difference between complete noncompliance (not isolating at all), or incomplete compliance (reducing social contact but not strictly complying with the guidelines). They don't seem to try to measure the extent of the behavioural change amongst the 82% who left the house. [1] https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/effective-test-trace-and-isolate-needs-better-communication-and-support https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/effective-test-trace-and-isolate-...
- nradov 6y agoA large fraction of disease transmissions are occurring in private homes. UK homes tend to be smaller than in other developed countries which makes it difficult to effectively isolate an infected person. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8201900.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8201900.stm