Background: Physical distancing measures aim to reduce person-to-person contact, a key
driver of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission. In
response to unprecedented restrictions on human contact during the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, studies measured social contact patterns under the
implementation of physical distancing measures. This rapid review synthesizes empirical
data on the changing social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: We …