Before revision: Fast intermittent lock-down intervals with regular period are suggested as a COVID-19 exit strategy from the widely adopted policy of total lock-down. Many proposed exit strategies have risks and uncertainties which could lead to a second wave of infection 1 , 2 . We demonstrate that our proposed policies have the potential to be a method of virus suppression, while at the same time allowing continued(albeit reduced) economic activity.
After revision: Fast intermittent lock-down intervals with regular period are suggested as a COVID-19 abatement strategies have risks and uncertainties which could lead to a second wave of infection 1 , 2 . We demonstrate that our proposed policies have the potential to be a method of virus suppression, while at the same time allowing continued(albeit reduced) economic activity.