Browsing by Subject "Social Isolation"
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Associations of stay-at-home order and face-masking recommendation with trends in daily new cases and deaths of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in the United States
(2020-05-12)OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of stay-at-home order and face-masking recommendation with trends in daily new cases and deaths of laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States DESIGN: ... -
City lockdown and nationwide intensive community screening are effective in controlling the COVID-19 epidemic: Analysis based on a modified SIR model
(2020-08-28)Background: In December 2019, an outbreak of COVID-19 epidemic occurred in Wuhan, China and infection spread rapidly around the world. To limit the rapid spread locally and nationwide, the Chinese government locked down ... -
Contact tracing strategies for COVID-19 containment with attenuated physical distancing
(2020-05-08)Contact tracing has been recommended as a critical component of containment strategies for COVID-19. We used a simple epidemic model to evaluate how contact tracing might enable partial relaxation of current physical ... -
Containing Covid-19 outbreaks with spatiallytargeted short-term lockdowns and mass-testing
(2020-05-09)We assess the efficacy of spatially targeted lockdown or mass-testing and case-isolation in individual communities, as a compliment to contact-tracing and social-distancing, for containing SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. Using the ... -
COVID-19: recomendaciones para equipos de salud en relación a situaciones de suicidio y autolesiones en adolescentes y jóvenes durante el aislamiento social preventivo y obligatorio
(2020-05-11)Este documento está destinado a los equipos de salud que deben realizar intervenciones frente a situaciones de suicidio, intentos de suicidio y autolesiones de adolescentes y jóvenes en el marco del aislamiento por la ... -
Decline in global transmission rates of COVID-19 through May 6 2020
(2020-05-22)We analyzed COVID-19 data through May 6th, 2020 using a partially observed Markov process. Our method uses a hybrid deterministic and stochastic formalism that allows for time variable transmission rates and detection ... -
Depression and loneliness during COVID-19 restrictions in the United States, and their associations with frequency of social and sexual
(2020-05-20)To estimate the prevalence of depression and loneliness during the US COVID-19 response, and examine their associations with frequency of social and sexual connections. Methods: We conducted an online cross-sectional survey ... -
Estimates of the ongoing need for social distancing and control measures post-"lockdown" from trajectories of COVID-19 cases and mortality
(2020-05-05)By 29th April 2020, COVID-19 had caused more than 3 million cases across more than 200 countries. And most countries with significant outbreaks had introduced social distancing or "lockdown" measures to reduce viral ... -
Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France
(2020-05-13)France has been heavily affected by the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and went into lockdown on the 17th March 2020. Using models applied to hospital and death data, we estimate the impact of the lockdown and current population ... -
Evaluating reduction in CoViD-19 cases by isolation and protective measures in São Paulo State, Brazil, and scenarios of release
(2020-06-04)São Paulo State registered the first case of CoViD-19 on 26 February, the first death due to CoViD-19 on 16 March, and implemented the isolation of the population in non- essential activities on 24 March, which is programmed ... -
Evidence of initial success for China exiting COVID-19 social distancing policy after achieving containment
(2020-04-28)Background: The COVID-19 epidemic was declared a Global Pandemic by WHO on 11 March 2020. By 24 March 2020, over 440,000 cases and almost 20,000 deaths had been reported worldwide. In response to the fast-growing epidemic, ... -
Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilatordays and deaths by US state in the next 4 months
(2020-03-26)Key Points Question: Assuming social distancing measures are maintained, what are the forecasted gaps in available health service resources and number of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic for each state in the United States? ... -
How and when to end the COVID-19 lockdown: an optimisation approach
(2020-05-02)Countries around the world are in a state of lockdown to help limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. However, as the number of new daily confirmed cases begins to decrease, governments must decide how to release their populations ... -
Impact of Lockdown on the Epidemic Dynamics of COVID-19 in France
(2020-06-05)The COVID-19 epidemic started in the Hubei province in China in December 2019 and then spread around the world reaching the pandemic stage at the beginning of March 2020. Since then, several countries went into lockdown. ... -
Impact of small-area lockdowns for the control of the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-05-09)Background Countries confronting the COVID-19 pandemic are implementing different social distancing strategies. We evaluated the impact of small-area lockdowns in Chile, aimed to reduce viral transmission while minimizing ... -
Intervenciones físicas para prevenir la propagación de virus respiratorios
(2020-03-24)¿Qué es esto? La llegada de un nuevo virus respiratorio, como el COVID-19, es seguida por un plazo para desarrollar vacunas y tratamientos; estos pueden tener un efecto limitado en contener o interrumpir la propagación del ... -
Modeling the COVID-19 outbreak in Ecuador: Is it the right time to lift social distancing containment measures?
(2020-05-23)Objective. Model the effect of partial and full reversal of containment measures on COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in Ecuador. Methods. Susceptible, Infected, Recovered (SIR) models were used to simulate the transmission ... -
On the impact of early non-pharmaceutical interventions as containment strategies against the COVID-19 pandemic
(2020-05-09)Background The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China and has spread since then to around 210 countries and territories by April 2020. Consequently, countries have adopted physical ... -
Practical considerations and recommendations for religious leaders and faith-based communities in the context of COVID-19. Interim Guidance, 7 April 2020
(2020-04-07)Overview: This document and risk assessment tool provides practical guidance and recommendations to support the special role of religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities in COVID-19 education, ... -
Preparedness and Lessons Learned from the Novel Coronavirus Disease
(2020-03-23)In a short span, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has captured global consciousness by significantly affecting the day-to-day life of humans and emerged as a public health emergency. Undoubtedly, it indicates that lessons ...