SARS-CoV-2 containment and elimination strategy will require long-term population-wide prevention measures

SARS-CoV-2 containment and elimination strategy will require long-term population-wide prevention measures

SARS-CoV-2 containment and elimination strategy will require long-term population-wide prevention measures

By introducing a model that reveals long SARS-CoV-2 transmission chains and inadequate passive surveillance systems, a new medRxiv* preprint paper shows that bringing the infection completely under control will have to rely on presumptive, stringent, longer and more burdensome population-wide prevention measures already employed against community transmission.