Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per Economic Activity during Autumn Wave in Belgium.

ABSTRACT: Some occupational sectors, such as human health and care, food service, cultural and sport activities, have been associated with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection than other sectors. To curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, it is preferable to apply targeted non-pharmaceutical interventions on selected economic sectors, rather than a full lockdown. However, the effect of these general and sector-specific interventions on the virus circulation has only been sparsely studied. We assess the COVID-19 incidence under different levels of non-pharmaceutical interventions per economic activity during the autumn 2020 wave in Belgium. The 14-day incidence of confirmed COVID-19 cases per the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE-BEL) sector is modelled by a lo

SUBMITTER: Verbeeck J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8656663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature