1. Early assessment of the impact of mitigation measures to control COVID-19 in 22 French metropolitan areas, October to November 2020.
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Spaccaferri G, Larrieu S, Pouey J, Calba C, Benet T, Sommen C, Lévy-Bruhl D, Smaili S, Che D, Filleul L, Caserio-Schönemann C, Ait-El-Belghiti F, Haeghebaert S, Desenclos JC, Huiart L, Laporte A, and Rolland P
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- COVID-19 diagnosis, COVID-19 epidemiology, COVID-19 transmission, Cities, Communicable Disease Control statistics & numerical data, France epidemiology, Hospitalization, Humans, Incidence, Time Factors, COVID-19 prevention & control, Communicable Disease Control methods, Pandemics, Physical Distancing, Quarantine legislation & jurisprudence, SARS-CoV-2, Urban Population statistics & numerical data
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In France, measures including curfew and lockdown were implemented to control the COVID-19 pandemic second wave in 2020. This study descriptively assesses their possible effects, also relative to their timing. A considerable decrease in incidence of COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions was observed 7 to 10 days after mitigation measures were put in place, occurring earlier in metropolitan areas which had implemented these first. This temporal coincidence suggests the measures' positive impact, consistent with international experiences.
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- 2020
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