[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of empirical studies comparing the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19

A Mendez-Brito, C El Bcheraoui, F Pozo-Martin - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate which non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been more and
less effective in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We performed a systematic …

Comparison of saliva and nasopharyngeal swab nucleic acid amplification testing for detection of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Butler-Laporte, A Lawandi, I Schiller… - JAMA internal …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Nasopharyngeal swab nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) is the
noninvasive criterion standard for diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

No causal effect of school closures in Japan on the spread of COVID-19 in spring 2020

K Fukumoto, CT McClean, K Nakagawa - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Among tool kits to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, school closures are one of the most frequent non …

To what extent does in‐person schooling contribute to the spread of Covid‐19? Evidence from Michigan and Washington

D Goldhaber, SA Imberman, KO Strunk… - Journal of Policy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we use data from Michigan and Washington on COVID case rates at the county
level linked to information on the instructional modality offered by local public school districts …

Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on indoor air quality and thermal comfort of primary schools in winter in a mediterranean climate

A Alonso, J Llanos, R Escandón, JJ Sendra - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research studies have shown the potential effects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on
pupils' health and academic performance. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted renewed …

Modelling that shaped the early COVID-19 pandemic response in the UK

E Brooks-Pollock, L Danon… - … Transactions of the …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Infectious disease modelling has played an integral part of the scientific evidence used to
guide the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the UK, modelling evidence used for …

Does re-opening schools contribute to the spread of SARS-CoV-2? Evidence from staggered summer breaks in Germany

IE Isphording, M Lipfert, N Pestel - Journal of Public Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effect of the end of school summer breaks on SARS-CoV-2 cases in
Germany. The staggered timing of summer breaks across federal states allows us to …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of COVID-19 in Iran: results of the first survey of the Iranian COVID-19 Serological Surveillance programme

K Khalagi, S Gharibzadeh, D Khalili… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aims to estimate the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) in the general population of Iran. Methods The target population was all Iranian people …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 by children

J Merckx, JA Labrecque, JS Kaufman - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, children appear largely spared from
the direct effects of disease, suggesting age as an important predictor of infection and …

Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: a rapid scoping review

Cochrane Public Health Group… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background In response to the spread of SARS‐CoV‐2 and the impact of COVID‐19,
national and subnational governments implemented a variety of measures in order to control …