ArticleZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health2022
Early school closures can reduce the first-wave of the COVID-19 pandemic development.
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- Effectiveness of social distancing measures and lockdowns for reducing transmission of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, community-based settings.Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review of empirical studies comparing the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19.The Journal of infection · 2021Pooled it
- Do school closures and school reopenings affect community transmission of COVID-19? A systematic review of observational studies.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
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- Risk factors for transmission in a COVID-19 cluster infection in a high school in the Republic of Korea.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2023Article
- Non-Pharmacologic Interventions in COVID-19 Pandemic Management; a Systematic Review.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2023Review
- Serological prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody among children and young age group (between 2 and 17 years) in India: An interim result from a large multicentric population-based seroepidemiological study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- School closures help reduce the spread of COVID-19: A pre- and post-intervention analysis in Pakistan.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Impact of school closures and reopening on COVID-19 caseload in 6 cities of Pakistan: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Impact of school closures and re-openings on COVID-19 transmission.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2021Article
- Reasons for SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and their role in the transmission of infection according to age: a case-control study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Ventilation procedures to minimize the airborne transmission of viruses in classrooms.Building and environment · 2021Article
- Decomposing Differences in Coronavirus disease 2019-related Case-Fatality Rates across Seventeen Nations.Pathogens and global health · 2021Article
- Fast school closures correspond with a lower rate of COVID-19 incidence and deaths in most countries.Informatics in medicine unlocked · 2021Article
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Abstract
Aim: The COVID-19 pandemic presents serious threats to global public health and the world economy. Therefore, the rapid escalation of the number of cases has led to national government and global interventions. This study aimed to assess the effect of school closures on the COVID-19 pandemic and epidemic trajectories in selected countries. Subject and methods: Information on the number of cases and population in each country were taken from official government reports. Dates of educational institutions closure were taken from the UNESCO database. Statistical analyses were performed using Statistica. We summarized the data graphically and descriptively. Results: Most of the European countries closed schools in the period of 11-20 of March 2020. However, there was a big difference in the phase of the epidemic on the day of closure. The data indicate that there was a strong correlation between the day of educational facilities closure and the incidence rate in the following days (16th, 30th, and 60th days since the 100th confirmed case in each country). Early closure of schools in analyzed countries is statistically significantly correlated with lower incidence rates further on during the different phases of the epidemic. Thereby closure of schools with delay is statistically significantly correlated with a higher incidence rate in the following days. Conclusion: The available data suggest that school closures can potentially reduce transmission during the pandemic, although more research is needed on the effectiveness of these practices.
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