The team found that ending the mandatory seven-day isolation period may cause a bump in infections in the first two months, with a 13-25% increase in the total number of Covid hospital admissions and deaths in the subsequent six months.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2023/04/11/what-would-happen-if-covid-isolation-was-no-longer-mandatory-in-new-zealand-expert-reaction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-would-happen-if-covid-isolation-was-no-longer-mandatory-in-new-zealand-expert-reaction