[Quick guide] The math and science behind social distancing (Part 1)

Understand the math and science behind social distancing and appreciate how it helps to curb Covid-19 transmission. The increasingly rapid transmission of Covid-19 has given rise to the possibility of overloading our already-strained healthcare systems and several countries have since gone back to lockdowns. Let's play our part as responsible global citizens.

References:
1) Reproductive number of coronavirus: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on global level evidence -
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0242128

2) Rapid review of available evidence on the serial interval and generation time of COVID-19 -
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/11/e040263

3) Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: implications for infection prevention precautions -
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentaries/detail/transmission-of-sars-cov-2-implications-for-infection-prevention-precautions#:~:text=The%20incubation%20period%20of%20COVID,to%20a%20confirmed%20case

4) Singapore's population demographics -
https://www.singstat.gov.sg/modules/infographics/population