Objectives To systematically reivew the observational evidence of the effect of school
closures and school reopenings on SARS-CoV-2 community transmission. Setting Schools …

Objective Social distancing is one of the main non-pharmaceutical interventions used in the
control of the COVID-19 pandemic. This sco** review aims to synthesise research findings …

Assessing the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to mitigate the
spread of SARS-CoV-2 is critical to inform future preparedness response plans. Here we …

Estimation of the effective reproductive number R t is important for detecting changes in
disease transmission over time. During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Abstract Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are used to reduce
transmission of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 …

Background Face masks have become commonplace across the USA because of the
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic. Although …

Background We investigated if people's response to the official recommendations during the
COVID-19 pandemic is associated with conspiracy beliefs related to COVID-19, a distrust in …

Objective: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threatened not only people's physical health
but also every aspect of their psychological well-being: from their struggle to avoid …

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 …

When effective medical treatment and vaccination are not available, non-pharmaceutical
interventions such as social distancing, home quarantine and far-reaching shutdown of …