Go To Travel campaign and the geographic spread of COVID-19 in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2020, the Japanese government implemented first of two Go To Travel campaigns to promote the tourism sector as well as eating and drinking establishments, especially in remote areas. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between enhanced travel and geographic propagation of COVID-19 across Japan, focusing on the second campaign with nationwide large-scale economic boost in 2020.

Methods

We carried out an interrupted time-series analysis to identify the possible cause-outcome relationship between the Go To Travel campaign and the spread of infection to nonurban areas in Japan. Specifically, we counted the number of prefectures that experienced a weekly incidence of three, five, and seven COVID-19 cases or more per 100,000 population, and we compare

SUBMITTER: Anzai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619015 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature