Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries

N Islam, SJ Sharp, G Chowell, S Shabnam, I Kawachi… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the association between physical distancing interventions and
incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) globally. Design Natural experiment using …

Effectiveness of different types and levels of social distancing measures: a scoping review of global evidence from earlier stage of COVID-19 pandemic

KS Sun, TSM Lau, EK Yeoh, VCH Chung, YS Leung… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Social distancing is one of the main non-pharmaceutical interventions used in the
control of the COVID-19 pandemic. This scoping review aims to synthesise research findings …

Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19?

NR Jones, ZU Qureshi, RJ Temple, JPJ Larwood… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
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[HTML][HTML] Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK

CI Jarvis, K Van Zandvoort, A Gimma, K Prem… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background To mitigate and slow the spread of COVID-19, many countries have adopted
unprecedented physical distancing policies, including the UK. We evaluate whether these …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of social distancing on COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the US

T VoPham, MD Weaver, JE Hart, M Ton, E White… - MedRxiv, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Social distancing policies were implemented in most US states as a containment strategy
against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The effectiveness …

[HTML][HTML] Novel approaches to estimate compliance with lockdown measures in the COVID-19 pandemic

A Sheikh, Z Sheikh, A Sheikh - Journal of global health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A number of other technology companies (eg, IBM, Uber) are also sharing GPS data with
academic institutions, governments and health providers (eg, Facebook Disease Prevention …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of physical distancing on population mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK

TM Drake, AB Docherty, TG Weiser, S Yule… - The Lancet Digital …, 2020 - thelancet.com
In an attempt to reduce the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), an estimated 4· 5 billion people globally have been placed under some form …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating the impact of physical distancing measures in containing COVID-19: an empirical analysis

WC Koh, L Naing, J Wong - International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Epidemic modelling studies predict that physical distancing is critical in
containing COVID-19. However, few empirical studies have validated this finding. Our study …

Mitigating the wider health effects of covid-19 pandemic response

M Douglas, SV Katikireddi, M Taulbut, M McKee… - Bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Countries worldwide have implemented strict controls on movement in response to the covid-
19 pandemic. The aim is to cut transmission by reducing close contact (box 1), but the …

Effect of early application of social distancing interventions on COVID-19 mortality over the first pandemic wave: An analysis of longitudinal data from 37 countries

D Piovani, MN Christodoulou, A Hadjidemetriou… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives To estimate the effect of early application of social distancing interventions on
Covid-19 cumulative mortality during the first pandemic wave. Methods Ecological …