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1/4 Informed by mathematical modelling, the approach to #COVID19 pandemic control involved an initial phase of strong #publichealth measures (e.g. closures) to stop #exponential growth that threatened to overwhelm the health system.
2/4 Following this is a longer phase of less restrictive #publichealth measures ( #PhysicalDistancing, #Handwashing 
, #MaskOn, #TestandTrace) to keep #COVID19 under manageable control, as we cautiously reopen social & economic spaces.
, #MaskOn, #TestandTrace) to keep #COVID19 under manageable control, as we cautiously reopen social & economic spaces.
3/4 This overall approach has been popularly described as the “Hammer and the Dance”. https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56
4/4 In 
, we’ve controlled the #ExponentialGrowth with the “hammer”; now it’s time for the dance to keep the infection rate down, until a safe & effective vaccine or treatment is available for widespread and lasting control of #COVID19.
, we’ve controlled the #ExponentialGrowth with the “hammer”; now it’s time for the dance to keep the infection rate down, until a safe & effective vaccine or treatment is available for widespread and lasting control of #COVID19.
