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Koopmans: Tougher early action against COVID was not realistic

Koopmans: Tougher early action against COVID was not realistic

Virologist Marion Koopmans stated that implementing restrictive COVID-19 measures earlier than February 2020 was not realistic due to a lack of available information at the time. Although earlier action could have theoretically changed the course of the pandemic, she argues there was insufficient data to justify such significant decisions when cases in Europe were still low.

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