Before revision: We find UK 'local lockdowns' of cities and sub-regions , focused on limiting contact between households in homes, turn the tide on rising positive COVID-19 cases without the large declines in consumption accompanying the March 2020 national lockdown, which limited all social contact.
After revision: We find UK 'local lockdowns' of cities and sub-regions , focused on limiting how many people a household can interact with and in what settings, are effective in turning the tide on rising positive COVID-19 cases without the large declines in consumption accompanying the March 2020 national lockdown, which limited all social contact.