Cycle of 50-day lockdowns with 30 days off could be 'safest way to beat virus'

Dr Rajiv Chowdhury, a global health epidemiologist at Cambridge University said the model would need to include efficient testing, case isolation, contact tracing and shielding the vulnerable

A rolling cycle of 50 days of strict lockdown measures followed by 30 days of easing of restrictions could be an "effective" approach for managing Covid-19 until there is a vaccine, research suggests.

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