ArticleJournal of evaluation in clinical practice2020
Global lockdown: An effective safeguard in responding to the threat of COVID-19.
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- Challenges of being a maternity service leader during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive analysis of the journey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Impact of Lockdown Measures on Health Outcomes of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Bangladesh.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Travel behaviour changes and risk perception during COVID-19: A case study of Malaysia.Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives · 2023Article
- "Stay at Home" during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in an Italian Academic Community.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Fine scale human mobility changes within 26 US cities in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with distance and income.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Short-term adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines after the first, second, and booster doses: a cross-sectional survey from Punjab, Pakistan, and the implications.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2023Article
- Knowledge, practices and compliance related to COVID-19 among Nepalese population in Province 2, Nepal.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- A Survey of Public Health Failures During COVID-19.Cureus · 2022Review
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Abstract
RATIONALE, AIMS, AND
objectivesThe recent outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected around 1 560 000 individuals till 10 April 2020, which has resulted in 95 000 deaths globally. While no vaccine or anti-viral drugs for COVID-19 are available, lockdown acts as a protective public health measures to reduce human interaction and lower transmission. The study aims to explore the impact of delayed planning or lack of planning for the lockdown and inadequate implementation of the lockdown, on the transmission rate of COVID-19.
methodEpidemiological data on the incidence and mortality of COVID-19 cases as reported by public health authorities were accessed from six countries based on total number of infected cases, namely, United States and Italy (more than 100 000 cases); United Kingdom, and France (50 000-100 000 cases), and India and Russia (6000-10 000 cases). The Bayesian inferential technique was used to observe the changes (three points) in pattern of number of cases on different duration of exposure (in days) in these selected countries 1 month after World Health Organization (WHO) declaration about COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
resultsOn comparing the pattern of transmission rates observed in these six countries at posterior estimated change points, it is found that partial implementation of lockdown (in the United States), delayed planning in lockdown (Russia, United Kingdom, and France), and inadequate implementation of the lockdown (in India and Italy) were responsible to the spread of infections.
conclusionsIn order to control the spreading of COVID-19, like other national and international laws, lockdown must be implemented and enforced. It is suggested that on-time or adequate implementation of lockdown is a step towards social distancing and to control the spread of this pandemic.
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