Impact of mass rapid antigen testing for SARS-CoV-2 to mitigate Omicron outbreaks in China.

ABSTRACT: We analysed the effectiveness of various non-pharmaceutical interventions in containing the 2022 Omicron outbreak in China. The results show that the Rapid Antigen Test contributed to containing the outbreak, reducing the reproduction number by 0.788 (95% CI:-0.306, 1.880) in studied cities.

SUBMITTER: Shao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619432 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature