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Government interventions and control policies to contain the first COVID-19 outbreak: An analysis of evidence.
- Source :
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health; Jul2023, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p682-691, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: The overarching aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness over time of government interventions and policy restrictions and the impact of determinants on spread and mortality during the first-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, globally, regionally and by country-income level, up to 18 May 2020. Methods: We created a global database merging World Health Organization daily case reports (from 218 countries/territories) with other socio-demographic and population health measures from 21 January to 18 May 2020. A four-level government policy interventions score (low to very high) was created based on the Oxford Stringency Index. Results: Our results support the use of very high government interventions to suppress both COVID-19 spread and mortality effectively during wave one globally compared to other policy levels of control. Similar trends in virus propagation and mortality were observed in all country-income levels and specific regions. Conclusions: Rapid implementation of government interventions was needed to contain the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak and to reduce COVID-19-related mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PREVENTION of infectious disease transmission
MORTALITY prevention
HEALTH policy
COVID-19
DEVELOPED countries
MIDDLE-income countries
SCIENTIFIC observation
GOVERNMENT regulation
INTERNATIONAL public health laws
WORLD health
RETROSPECTIVE studies
PUBLIC health
COMPARATIVE studies
LOW-income countries
RESEARCH funding
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
DEVELOPING countries
STAY-at-home orders
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
POPULATION health
COVID-19 pandemic
LONGITUDINAL method
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14034948
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164615586
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948231156969