Immediate curfew will prevent 1,200 additional COVID deaths: Medical expert

The immediate imposition of curfew will prevent at least 1,200 additional deaths within the next 20 days, Professor of Community Medicine, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Professor Suneth Agampodi stressed.

He said on his Twitter that five days delay in decision making will be an "Involuntary manslaughter" of at least 700 people.

Prof Agampodi expressed these views based on the SLCovid prediction model, https://t.co/29JiuOSI1o?amp=1