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SPI-B: The role of behavioural science in the coronavirus outbreak, 14 March 2020

Background paper prepared by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 30 March 2020

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The role of behavioural science in the coronavirus outbreak - 14 March 2020

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Paper by SPI-B providing initial advice on the scientific evidence base and expert views on potential social and behavioural interventions which could tackle the spread of COVID-19.

This background paper was produced by SPI-B participants to aid the early discussions and understanding of SAGE.

This evidence was often compiled very rapidly during a fast-moving response and should be viewed in this context. The paper presented here is the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing, and the conclusions were formed on this basis. As new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly. Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded at a later date.

Published 30 March 2020