Following the outbreak of COVID-19, governments have spent unprecedented sums of
money to accommodate people experiencing homelessness, often in underutilized hotels …

Background As the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, healthcare
providers struggle to manage both COVID-19 and non-COVID patients while still providing …

Background The impact of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has many facets. This
ecological study analysed age-standardized incidence rates by economic level in …

Aims The COVID-19 pandemic required a significant redeployment of worldwide healthcare
resources. Fear of infection, national lockdowns and altered healthcare priorities have the …

Background Deaths directly linked to COVID-19 infection may be misclassified, and the
pandemic may have indirectly affected other causes of death. To overcome these …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, government and public health officials have advocated
three behaviors to help “flatten the curve” of the disease—staying-at-home, wearing face …

In this paper, we measure the effect of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic wave at the national
and subnational levels in selected Latin American countries that were most affected: Brazil …

One of the main determinants of the spread of epidemics in human population centres is the
degree of compliance with public health regulations. The aim of this study was to investigate …

There is a deep need for mortality predictors that allow clinicians to quickly triage patients
with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) into intensive care units at the time of …

This paper assesses the quantitative impact of government interventions on deaths related
to the first COVID-19 outbreak. Using daily data for 32 countries and relying on the …