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Lockdown in Italy saved over 21,000 lives during COVID-19 outbreak.

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The sooner the better: lives saved by the lockdown during the COVID-19 outbreak. The case of Italy
Roy Cerqueti, Raffaella Coppier, Alessandro Girardi, Marco Ventura

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Lockdown measures in Italy saved over 21,000 lives during the COVID-19 outbreak. Researchers used a new method called the augmented synthetic control method to analyze the impact of these interventions. The results show that the lockdown was effective in reducing the mortality rate, with strong evidence supporting its role in preventing human losses.