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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

COVID-19 Pandemic: Did Strict Mobility Restrictions Save Lives and Healthcare Costs in Maharashtra, India?

Preshit Nemdas Ambade, Kednapa Thavorn, Smita Pakhale

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Preshit Nemdas AmbadeDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6919-7206
Kednapa ThavornFaculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4738-8447
Smita PakhaleFaculty of Medicine, School of Epidemiology, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1G 5Z3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4051-962X
University of Ottawa · CAAugusta University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMaharashtra, India, remained a hotspot during the COVID-19 pandemic. After the initial complete lockdown, the state slowly relaxed restrictions. We aim to estimate the lockdown's impact on COVID-19 cases and associated healthcare costs.

methodsUsing daily case data for 84 days (9 March-31 May 2020), we modeled the epidemic's trajectory and predicted new cases for different phases of lockdown. We fitted log-linear models to estimate the growth rate, basic (R

resultsThe estimated median R

conclusionMaharashtra's early public health response delayed the pandemic and averted new cases and deaths during the first wave of the pandemic. However, we recommend that such restrictions be carefully used while considering the local socio-economic realities in countries like India.

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coronaviruscost-effectivenesscost savingsCOVID-19IndialockdownMaharashtra

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PMID37510552
PMCPMC10379405
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