The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the effect of
lockdowns on COVID-19 mortality based on available empirical evidence. Lockdowns are …

Objectives To evaluate which non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been more and
less effective in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We performed a systematic …

Background In late 2019, the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) were
reported in Wuhan, China, followed by a worldwide spread. Numerous countries have …

Importance Governments have introduced non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in
response to the pandemic outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). While NPIs aim at …

Social networking protects mental health during a crisis. Prior contact with social
organizations, friends, and non-friend neighbors may be associated with better trajectories …

Introduction This review aimed to assess the effects of various nonpharmaceutical
interventions on cases, hospitalizations, and mortality during the first wave of the COVID-19 …

Abstract On May 8, 2020, Peru's Ministry of Health approved ivermectin (IVM) for the
treatment of COVID-19. A drug of Nobel Prize-honored distinction, IVM has been safely …

Closer integration of health and social care is a policy priority in many countries. The COVID-
19 pandemic has reinforced the necessity of joining up health and social care systems …

This study examined how inter-city car travel behavior changed due to the COVID-19
pandemic over the three pandemic waves in South Korea. We used daily freeway traffic …

Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns were implemented to achieve two
goals:(1) to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases and (2) to reduce the number of COVID …