[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on vulnerable population groups

L Li, A Taeihagh, SY Tan - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Most governments have enacted physical or social distancing measures to control COVID-
19 transmission. Yet little is known about the socio-economic trade-offs of these measures …

Do school closures and school reopenings affect community transmission of COVID-19? A systematic review of observational studies

S Walsh, A Chowdhury, V Braithwaite, S Russell… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To systematically reivew the observational evidence of the effect of school
closures and school reopenings on SARS-CoV-2 community transmission. Setting Schools …

Variation in the COVID-19 infection-fatality ratio by age, time, and geography during the pre-vaccine era: A systematic analysis

RJD Sorensen, RM Barber, DM Pigott, A Carter… - The Lancet, 2022 - iris.uniroma1.it
Background The infection-fatality ratio (IFR) is a metric that quantifies the likelihood of an
individual dying once infected with a pathogen. Understanding the determinants of IFR …

[HTML][HTML] Covasim: an agent-based model of COVID-19 dynamics and interventions

CC Kerr, RM Stuart, D Mistry… - PLOS Computational …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for models that can project epidemic
trends, explore intervention scenarios, and estimate resource needs. Here we describe the …

[HTML][HTML] The challenges of containing SARS-CoV-2 via test-trace-and-isolate

S Contreras, J Dehning, M Loidolt, J Zierenberg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Without a cure, vaccine, or proven long-term immunity against SARS-CoV-2, test-trace-and-
isolate (TTI) strategies present a promising tool to contain its spread. For any TTI strategy …

[HTML][HTML] No causal effect of school closures in Japan on the spread of COVID-19 in spring 2020

K Fukumoto, CT McClean, K Nakagawa - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Among tool kits to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, school closures are one of the most frequent non …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk from asymptomatic carriers: results from a mass screening programme in Luxembourg

P Wilmes, J Zimmer, J Schulz, F Glod… - The Lancet Regional …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background To accompany the lifting of COVID-19 lockdown measures, Luxembourg
implemented a mass screening (MS) programme. The first phase coincided with an early …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling COVID-19 via test-trace-quarantine

CC Kerr, D Mistry, RM Stuart, K Rosenfeld… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Initial COVID-19 containment in the United States focused on limiting mobility, including
school and workplace closures. However, these interventions have had enormous societal …

COVID-19 transmission dynamics underlying epidemic waves in Kenya

SPC Brand, J Ojal, R Aziza, V Were, EA Okiro… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Policy decisions on COVID-19 interventions should be informed by a local, regional and
national understanding of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of the covid-19 pandemic on indoor air quality and thermal comfort of primary schools in winter in a mediterranean climate

A Alonso, J Llanos, R Escandón, JJ Sendra - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Research studies have shown the potential effects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on
pupils' health and academic performance. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted renewed …