Effective public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19: a systematic review

I Ayouni, J Maatoug, W Dhouib, N Zammit, SB Fredj… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background In December 2019, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was recognized
in Wuhan, China. It was characterised by rapid spread causing a pandemic. Multiple public …

The methodologies to assess the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19: a systematic review

N Banholzer, A Lison, D Özcelik, T Stadler… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as school closures and stay-at-home orders, have
been implemented around the world to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Their …

[HTML][HTML] The association between chronic disease and serious COVID-19 outcomes and its influence on risk perception: survey study and database analysis

PA Laires, S Dias, A Gama, M Moniz… - JMIR public health …, 2021 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background: COVID-19, a viral respiratory disease first reported in December 2019, quickly
became a threat to global public health. Further understanding of the epidemiology of the …

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient volumes, acuity, and outcomes in pediatric emergency departments: a nationwide study

Y Finkelstein, B Maguire, R Zemek… - Pediatric …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on
pediatric emergency department (ED) utilization and outcomes. Methods This study is an …

A cross-country comparison of Covid-19 containment measures and their effects on the epidemic curves

F Cascini, G Failla, C Gobbi, E Pallini, J Hui, W Luxi… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background European countries are still searching to eliminate or contain the Covid-19
pandemic. A variety of approaches have achieved different levels of success in limiting the …

Clinical presentations, laboratory and radiological findings, and treatments for 11,028 COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CKH Wong, JYH Wong, EHM Tang, CH Au, AKC Wai - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the comorbidities, symptoms, clinical
characteristics and treatment of COVID-19 patients. Epidemiological studies published in …

China's energy stock market jumps: To what extent does the COVID-19 pandemic play a part?

Y Tong, N Wan, X Dai, X Bi, Q Wang - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
The price jump behavior may bring tremendous challenges on risk management and asset
pricing. This paper uses the BN-S test, the wavelet coherence method, and applies high …

Changes in emergency department visits, diagnostic groups, and 28-day mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a territory-wide, retrospective, cohort study

AKC Wai, CKH Wong, JYH Wong, X Xiong… - Annals of Emergency …, 2022 - Elsevier
Study objective We aimed to evaluate and characterize the scale and relationships of
emergency department (ED) visits and excess mortality associated with the early phase of …

Quality and readability of web-based Arabic health information on COVID-19: an infodemiological study

E Halboub, MS Al-Ak'hali, HM Al-Mekhlafi, MN Alhajj - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background This study sought to assess the quality and readability of web-based Arabic
health information on COVID-19. Methods Three search engines were searched on 13 April …

[HTML][HTML] The association of intensity and duration of non-pharmacological interventions and implementation of vaccination with COVID-19 infection, death, and excess …

F Zhou, TJ Hu, XY Zhang, K Lai, JH Chen… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Critical questions remain regarding the need for intensity to continue NPIs as
the public was vaccinated. We evaluated the association of intensity and duration of non …