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 …

Comparative effectiveness of contact tracing interventions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review

F Pozo-Martin, MA Beltran Sanchez, SA Müller… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Contact tracing is a non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) widely used in the control of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Its effectiveness may depend on a number of factors including the …

Transmission dynamics and epidemiological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infections in Guangdong, China, May to June 2021

M Kang, H Xin, J Yuan, ST Ali, Z Liang… - …, 2022 - eurosurveillance.org
Background The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 had become predominant globally by
November 2021. Aim We evaluated transmission dynamics and epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of self-imposed prevention measures and short-term government-imposed social distancing on mitigating and delaying a COVID-19 epidemic: A …

A Teslya, TM Pham, NG Godijk, ME Kretzschmar… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread to nearly every country in the world …

[HTML][HTML] Forecasting of COVID-19 cases using deep learning models: Is it reliable and practically significant?

J Devaraj, RM Elavarasan, R Pugazhendhi… - Results in Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic prevails as an ultimatum to the global
economic growth and henceforth, all of society since neither a curing drug nor a preventing …

Distance education during the COVID-19 outbreak: A cross-sectional study among medical students in North of Jordan

AM Sindiani, N Obeidat, E Alshdaifat… - Annals of medicine …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted Convenience sampling technique was
used to collect the data from the participants using a survey composed of 18 questions on …

Global research activity on mathematical modeling of transmission and control of 23 selected infectious disease outbreak

WM Sweileh - Globalization and health, 2022 - Springer
Background Mathematical analysis and modeling allow policymakers to understand and
predict the dynamics of an infectious disease under several different scenarios. The current …

Human mobility trends during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

M Lee, J Zhao, Q Sun, Y Pan, W Zhou, C Xiong… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In March of this year, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, and it continues to threaten
public health. This global health crisis imposes limitations on daily movements, which have …

Attitudes, behaviours and barriers to public health measures for COVID-19: a survey to inform public health messaging

R Lang, JL Benham, O Atabati, A Hollis, T Tombe… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Public support of public health measures including physical distancing,
masking, staying home while sick, avoiding crowded indoor spaces and contact …

The socio-spatial determinants of COVID-19 diffusion: the impact of globalisation, settlement characteristics and population

T Sigler, S Mahmuda, A Kimpton, J Loginova… - Globalization and …, 2021 - Springer
Background COVID-19 is an emergent infectious disease that has spread geographically to
become a global pandemic. While much research focuses on the epidemiological and …