Changes in contact patterns shape the dynamics of the COVID-19 outbreak in China

J Zhang, M Litvinova, Y Liang, Y Wang, W Wang… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Intense nonpharmaceutical interventions were put in place in China to stop transmission of
the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As transmission intensifies in other …

Moving academic research forward during COVID-19

NS Wigginton, RM Cunningham, RH Katz, ME Lidstrom… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to an unprecedented
disruption of society. Institutions of higher education have been no exception. To preserve …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges for modelling interventions for future pandemics

ME Kretzschmar, B Ashby, E Fearon, CE Overton… - Epidemics, 2022 - Elsevier
Mathematical modelling and statistical inference provide a framework to evaluate different
non-pharmaceutical and pharmaceutical interventions for the control of epidemics that has …

Evaluating the impact of stay-at-home orders on the time to reach the peak burden of Covid-19 cases and deaths: does timing matter?

A Medline, L Hayes, K Valdez, A Hayashi, F Vahedi… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background The economic, psychological, and social impact of pandemics and social
distancing measures prompt the urgent need to determine the efficacy of non …

Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period

SM Kissler, C Tedijanto, E Goldstein, YH Grad… - Science, 2020 - science.org
It is urgent to understand the future of severe acute respiratory syndrome–coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) transmission. We used estimates of seasonality, immunity, and cross …

Investigate the origins of COVID-19

JD Bloom, YA Chan, RS Baric, PJ Bjorkman, S Cobey… - Science, 2021 - science.org
On 30 December 2019, the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases notified the world
about a pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China (1). Since then, scientists have …

Increased Intensity Of PCR Testing Reduced COVID-19 Transmission Within Countries During The First Pandemic Wave: Study examines increased intensity of …

RP Rannan-Eliya, N Wijemunige, J Gunawardana… - Health …, 2021 - healthaffairs.org
Experts agree that reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing is critical
in controlling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but decision makers disagree on how …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic response on other health research

JA Singh, SVS Bandewar, EA Bukusi - Bulletin of the World Health …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in
Wuhan, China in November 2019, 1 and its designation by the World Health Organization …

COVID restrictions are lifting—what scientists think

C Stokel-Walker - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Countries worldwide are starting to lift restrictions that were first imposed in 2020 to slow the
spread of COVID-19—including rules that governed travel, socializing, mask wearing and …

Effective control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in Wanzhou, China

Q Shi, Y Hu, B Peng, XJ Tang, W Wang, K Su, C Luo… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
The effectiveness of control measures to contain coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in
Wanzhou, China was assessed. Epidemiological data were analyzed for 183 confirmed …