Comparing COVID-19 physical distancing policies: results from a physical distancing intensity coding framework for Botswana, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Ukraine, and the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the differences in timing and composition of physical distancing policies is important to evaluate the early global response to COVID-19. A physical distancing intensity monitoring framework comprising 16 domains was recently published to compare physical distancing approaches across 12 U.S. States. We applied this framework to a diverse set of low and middle-income countries (LMICs) (Botswana, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, and Ukraine) to test the appropriateness of this framework in the global context and to compare the policy responses in these LMICs with a sample of U.S. States during the first 100-days of the pandemic.

Results

The LMICs in our sample adopted wide ranging physical distancing policies. The highest peak daily physical distan

SUBMITTER: Lane J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8541811 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature