The adoption of international travel measures during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the adoption of international travel measures during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

To comprehensively analyze the measures adopted, we constructed a dataset based on the WHO's Public Health and Social Measures (PHSM) database, which covered 252 countries, territories, or other areas (CTAs), including all 194 WHO Member States, from December 31, 2019, to December 31, 2020. We examined the adoption of measures by type, over time, and by the implementing and targeted CTA, including their levels of income.

Findings

We identified 11,431 international travel measures implemented during the first year of the pandemic. The adoption of measures was rapid and widespread: over 60% of Member States had adopted a travel measure before the W

SUBMITTER: Grepin KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11451053 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature