What if the US (IMAGE) Complexity Science Hub Caption ...would have introduced measures to reduce the average degree in contact networks from five to 2.5 people early on? This could have almost halved the number of COVID-19 infections until the first week of May. What if Austria would have implemented its strict measures against coronavirus spread ten days later? According to the model, such a delay would have resulted in up to 30% more cases. Credit CSH Vienna Usage Restrictions name the source License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.