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Claim:
If the majority of people stay at home, the virus will disappear in a month.
Answer:
False. There are a range of estimates circulating in the media, but nothing that has been confirmed officially.
FURTHER INFORMATION
There is no official correlation confirmed by the UK government between the % of the population who are self isolating, and the predicted impact on the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. There are a range of estimates circulating in the media, but nothing that has been confirmed officially.
UK Government is advising the population to stay at home, to help slow the spread of the virus, but no claims to a definitive timeline are offered.
The BBC has shared an infographic about how quickly the virus can spread, based on differing levels of social interaction, but it does not convert this into a timeline: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52056111.
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Origins of Claim
FULL TEXT OF CLAIM
If 90% of us stay home, the virus will be gone within 4 weeks.
If 80% of us stay home, the virus will be gone within 13 weeks.
If 70% of us stay home, the virus will not be contained and our lives will never be the same again, saying goodbye to the economy, our businesses and ever travelling overseas again.
We are currently at 50%. Think about that when you’re going to the shops.
