Researchers have reconstructed New Zealand's main Covid-19 outbreak, to find that one in five adults were responsible for up to 85 per cent of the virus' spread. Photo / Alan GibsonResearchers have reconstructed New Zealand's main Covid-19 outbreak, to find that one in five adults were responsible for up to 85 per cent of the virus' spread. Photo / Alan GibsonResearchers have reconstructed New Zealand's main Covid-19 outbreak to find that one in five adults were responsible for up to 85 per cent of the virus' spread. That was in line with studies overseas - as was the finding that "super-spreading" events were a major contributor to transmission. "This suggests that interventions targeting super-spreaders or super-spreading events may be particularly effective in reducing the spread of Covid-19.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 04, 2021 01:18 UTC