Classification Schemes of COVID-19 High Risk Areas and Resulting Policies: A Rapid Review.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant global health threat since January 2020. Policies to reduce human mobility have been recognized to effectively control the spread of COVID-19; although the relationship between mobility, policy implementation, and virus spread remains contentious, with no clear pattern for how countries classify each other, and determine the destinations to- and from which to restrict travel. In this rapid review, we identified country classification schemes for high-risk COVID-19 areas and associated policies which mirrored the dynamic situation in 2020, with the aim of identifying any patterns that could indicate the effectiveness of such policies. We searched academic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, medRxiv, Google Scholar, and EMBASE. We also consulted

SUBMITTER: Uthman OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8916531 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature