Covid-19: Why test and trace will fail without support for self-isolation
Chris Stokel-Walker
Abstract
The spread of SARS-CoV-2 will only slow if people who test positive for the virus self-isolate. But expecting them to do so is a bigger ask than governments seem to realise. <b>Chris Stokel-Walker</b> reports
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