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Was There a Better Way to Contain COVID-19?

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  • Andreas Hornstein

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Many countries resorted to social distancing as a first response to contain the spread of COVID-19. Arguably, social distancing measures caused major disruptions of the economy. Targeted interventions — such as more effective quarantine, contact tracing and random testing — may have had less harmful economic outcomes and more effective containment of COVID-19.

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  • Andreas Hornstein, 2021. "Was There a Better Way to Contain COVID-19?," Richmond Fed Economic Brief, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 21(18), June.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedreb:92730
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