Post-lockdown infection rates of COVID-19 following the reopening of public businesses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic warranted a myriad of government-ordered business closures across the USA in efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus. This study aims to discover the implications of government-enforced health policies of reopening public businesses amidst the pandemic and its effect on county-level infection rates.

Methods

Eighty-three US counties (n = 83) that reported at least 20 000 cases as of 4 November 2020 were selected for this study. The dates when businesses (restaurants, bars, retail, gyms, salons/barbers and public schools) partially and fully reopened, as well as infection rates on the 1st and 14th days following each businesses' reopening, were recorded. Regression analysis was conducted to deduce potential associ

SUBMITTER: Bruckhaus A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8499779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature