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Mitigation Policies and COVID-19-Associated Mortality - 37 European Countries, January 23-June 30, 2020.
Fuller, James A; Hakim, Avi; Victory, Kerton R; Date, Kashmira; Lynch, Michael; Dahl, Benjamin; Henao, Olga.
  • Fuller JA; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
  • Hakim A; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
  • Victory KR; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
  • Date K; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
  • Lynch M; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
  • Dahl B; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
  • Henao O; CDC COVID-19 Response Team.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep ; 70(2): 58-62, 2021 Jan 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1068079
ABSTRACT
As cases and deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe rose sharply in late March, most European countries implemented strict mitigation policies, including closure of nonessential businesses and mandatory stay-at-home orders. These policies were largely successful at curbing transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1), but they came with social and economic costs, including increases in unemployment, interrupted education, social isolation, and related psychosocial outcomes (2,3). A better understanding of when and how these policies were effective is needed. Using data from 37 European countries, the impact of the timing of these mitigation policies on mortality from COVID-19 was evaluated. Linear regression was used to assess the association between policy stringency at an early time point and cumulative mortality per 100,000 persons on June 30. Implementation of policies earlier in the course of the outbreak was associated with lower COVID-19-associated mortality during the subsequent months. An increase by one standard deviation in policy stringency at an early timepoint was associated with 12.5 cumulative fewer deaths per 100,000 on June 30. Countries that implemented stringent policies earlier might have saved several thousand lives relative to those countries that implemented similar policies, but later. Earlier implementation of mitigation policies, even by just a few weeks, might be an important strategy to reduce the number of deaths from COVID-19.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Public Policy / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Public Policy / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Year: 2021 Document Type: Article