Non-pharmaceutical interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A review

N Perra - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Infectious diseases and human behavior are intertwined. On one side, our movements and
interactions are the engines of transmission. On the other, the unfolding of viruses might …

[HTML][HTML] Data-driven methods for present and future pandemics: Monitoring, modelling and managing

T Alamo, DG Reina, PM Gata, VM Preciado… - Annual Reviews in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This survey analyses the role of data-driven methodologies for pandemic modelling and
control. We provide a roadmap from the access to epidemiological data sources to the …

International trade as critical parameter of COVID-19 spread that outclasses demographic, economic, environmental, and pollution factors

E Bontempi, M Coccia - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that caused the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), generating high numbers of COVID-19 related …

Can commercial trade represent the main indicator of the COVID-19 diffusion due to human-to-human interactions? A comparative analysis between Italy, France, and …

E Bontempi, M Coccia, S Vergalli, A Zanoletti - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
The main goal of this study is to analyze the relation between commercial trade and
pandemic severity in society, in order to support new hypotheses which can explain …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling the pandemic during the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rollout

J Viana, CH van Dorp, A Nunes, MC Gomes… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
There is a consensus that mass vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 will ultimately end the
COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is not clear when and which control measures can be …

Retrospective analysis of the Italian exit strategy from COVID-19 lockdown

V Marziano, G Guzzetta… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
After the national lockdown imposed on March 11, 2020, the Italian government has
gradually resumed the suspended economic and social activities since May 4, while …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling safe protocols for reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic in France

L Di Domenico, G Pullano, CE Sabbatini… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As countries in Europe implement strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic, different
options are chosen regarding schools. Through a stochastic age-structured transmission …

Herd immunity thresholds for SARS-CoV-2 estimated from unfolding epidemics

R Aguas, RM Corder, JG King, G Gonçalves… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
As severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spreads, the susceptible
subpopulation declines causing the rate at which new infections occur to slow down …

[HTML][HTML] Interplay between population density and mobility in determining the spread of epidemics in cities

S Hazarie, D Soriano-Paños, A Arenas… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The increasing agglomeration of people in dense urban areas coupled with the existence of
efficient modes of transportation connecting such centers, make cities particularly vulnerable …

[HTML][HTML] Model-based evaluation of school-and non-school-related measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic

G Rozhnova, CH van Dorp… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The role of school-based contacts in the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 is incompletely
understood. We use an age-structured transmission model fitted to age-specific …