Onslaught of COVID-19: How Did Governments React and at What Point of the Crisis?
Popul Health Manag
; 24(1): 13-19, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1066226
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 outbreak has taken many governments by surprise. While the crisis unfolds, it is instructive to explore how different governments reacted to the onslaught of an unknown disease. This research, using very recently collected and open-source data, meets this objective. The research reveals that, regarding 7 most commonly adopted preventive measures, governments have varied notably concerning their actions in relation to infection rate, disease rate, and timing of measures. The research also illustrates variations between governments for 6 countries Australia, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the United States. As revealed in the summary independent-samples t test and Hedges' g values, both Oceanian countries (Australia and New Zealand) reacted differently compared to the other countries, which may have played a role in their low death and infection rates to date.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Disease Control
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Incidence
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Federal Government
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Europa
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Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
Popul Health Manag
Journal subject:
Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Pop.2020.0138
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