UC Berkeley study: COVID-19 prevention measures prevented 500 million cases

Emergency health and safety measures taken in six major countries have prevented more than 500 million infections during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

The report, published Monday in the journal “Nature,” is the first peer-reviewed analysis of local, regional and national coronavirus containment and prevention policies in China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, France and the United States.