Lockdown measures in China must be lifted gradually in order to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 infections, scientists warn
Travellers are seen at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease outbreak, were lifted, April 8, 2020.
The restrictions enabled Chinese authorities to get a handle on the virus, which during its peak infected thousands of people daily in Hubei province, where Wuhan is situated. The team found that measures such as closing businesses and schools and severely restricting travel successfully reduced the virus' reproduction rate to under 1, that is, each infected person infected only one other on average.
The researchers also found that Covid-19 cases were deadly in less than 1 percent of cases outside of Hubei. The study also looked at the varying Covid-19 mortality rates among the 10 hardest-hit Chinese provinces, and found a strong link between survival rates and economic development.
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