The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 transmission and its effect on life expectancy in two European regions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In response to the rapid global transmission of COVID-19, governments worldwide enacted lockdowns and other non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) to control the disease. In this study, we aim to quantify the influence of NPIs on the transmission of COVID-19 within selected European regions, specifically Spain (including the Basque Country) and Italy (including Tuscany), during the period of February to December 2020, which predates the initiation of COVID-19 vaccinations. We investigate potential correlations and associations between the implementation of NPIs, changes in COVID-19 transmission rates, and alterations in life expectancy across different age and sex categories from the year 2019 to 2020.

Methods

We use a Susceptible-Hospitalized-Asymptomatic/Mild-Re

SUBMITTER: Estadilla CDS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907853 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature