more-lifestyleUpdated: Jun 09, 2020 13:59 ISTLockdowns and other public-health measures may have prevented about half a billion coronavirus infections in six countries, including China and the U.S. The virus has now caused some 7 million reported cases of Covid-19, with more than 400,000 fatalities. Many coronavirus infections are relatively mild, and most of the roughly 500 million averted cases would have gone undetected, according to the study. Here’s a breakdown of estimated cases prevented by country:Home isolation, business closures and lockdowns produced the clearest benefits, the study found. A separate report in Nature said lockdowns, school closures and other non-pharmaceutical measures may have saved 3.1 million lives in Europe alone.

Source: Hindustan Times June 09, 2020 08:29 UTC