Factors shaping the COVID-19 epidemic curve: a multi-country analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lockdown measures are the backbone of containment measures for the COVID-19 pandemic both in high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, in view of the inevitably-occurring second and third global covid-19 wave, assessing the success and impact of containment measures on the epidemic curve of COVID-19 and people's compliance with such measures is crucial for more effective policies. To determine the containment measures influencing the COVID-19 epidemic curve in nine targeted countries across high-, middle-, and low-income nations.

Methods

Four HICs (Germany, Sweden, Italy, and South Korea) and five LMICs (Mexico, Colombia, India, Nigeria, and Nepal) were selected to assess the association using interrupted time series analy

SUBMITTER: Jang SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8487341 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature