“Stay at Home, Protect the National Health Service, Save Lives”: A cost benefit analysis of the lockdown in the United Kingdom

DK Miles, M Stedman, AH Heald - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has transformed lives across the world. In the UK, a
public health driven policy of population “lockdown” has had enormous personal and …

Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric healthcare use and severe disease: a retrospective national cohort study

TC Williams, C MacRae, OV Swann… - Archives of disease in …, 2021 - adc.bmj.com
Objectives To determine the indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on
paediatric healthcare utilisation and severe disease at a national level following lockdown …

Changes in demand for emergency ambulances during a nationwide lockdown that resulted in elimination of COVID-19: an observational study from New Zealand

B Dicker, A Swain, VF Todd, B Tunnage… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To examine the impact of a 5-week national lockdown on ambulance service
demand during the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Design A descriptive cross …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of lockdown on pediatric ED visits and hospital admissions during the COVID19 pandemic: a multicenter analysis and review of the literature

MD Kruizinga, D Peeters, M van Veen… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has enormous impact on society and healthcare.
Countries imposed lockdowns, which were followed by a reduction in care utilization. The …

The effects of coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on the South African health system: A call to maintain essential health services

J Nyasulu, H Pandya - African Journal of Primary Health Care and …, 2020 - journals.co.za
South Africa had its first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on 06 March 2020 in an
individual who travelled overseas. Since then, cases have constantly increased and the …

A mixed-methods study of maternal health care utilisation in six referral hospitals in four sub-Saharan African countries before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Banke-Thomas, A Semaan, D Amongin, O Babah… - BMJ Global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction In sub-Saharan Africa, referral hospitals are important sources of key maternal
health services, especially during a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study …

Impact of the societal response to COVID-19 on access to healthcare for non-COVID-19 health issues in slum communities of Bangladesh, Kenya, Nigeria and …

SAKS Ahmed, M Ajisola, K Azeem, P Bakibinga… - BMJ global …, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction With COVID-19, there is urgency for policymakers to understand and respond to
the health needs of slum communities. Lockdowns for pandemic control have health, social …

The relatively young and rural population may limit the spread and severity of COVID-19 in Africa: a modelling study

BZ Diop, M Ngom, CP Biyong, JNP Biyong - BMJ global health, 2020 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction A novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread to all regions of the
world. There is great uncertainty regarding how countries' characteristics will affect the …

Comprehensive public health evaluation of lockdown as a non-pharmaceutical intervention on COVID-19 spread in India: national trends masking state-level …

M Salvatore, D Basu, D Ray, M Kleinsasser… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the effect of four-phase national lockdown from March 25 to May 31
in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in India and unmask the state-wise variations in …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of COVID-19 control measures on social contacts and transmission in Kenyan informal settlements

M Quaife, K Van Zandvoort, A Gimma, K Shah… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Many low-and middle-income countries have implemented control measures
against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, it is not clear to what extent these …