Breakpoint modelling of temporal associations between non-pharmaceutical interventions and symptomatic COVID-19 incidence in the Republic of Ireland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To constrain propagation and mitigate the burden of COVID-19, most countries initiated and continue to implement several non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), including national and regional lockdowns. In the Republic of Ireland, the first national lockdown was decreed on 23rd of March 2020, followed by a succession of restriction increases and decreases (phases) over the following year. To date, the effects of these interventions remain unclear, and particularly within differing population subsets. The current study sought to assess the impact of individual NPI phases on COVID-19 transmission patterns within delineated population subgroups in the Republic of Ireland.

Methods and findings

Confirmed, anonymised COVID-19 cases occurring between the 29th of Februa

SUBMITTER: Boudou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8321012 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature