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SARS-CoV-2 suppression and early closure of bars and restaurants: a longitudinal natural experiment.
Takaku, Reo; Yokoyama, Izumi; Tabuchi, Takahiro; Oguni, Masaki; Fujiwara, Takeo.
  • Takaku R; Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Japan. reo.takaku@r.hit-u.ac.jp.
  • Yokoyama I; Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Japan.
  • Tabuchi T; Cancer Control Center, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
  • Oguni M; Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, Kunitachi, Japan.
  • Fujiwara T; School of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Sci Rep ; 12(1): 12623, 2022 07 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1956418
ABSTRACT
Despite severe economic damage, full-service restaurants and bars have been closed in hopes of suppressing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 worldwide. This paper explores whether the early closure of restaurants and bars in February 2021 reduced symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 in Japan. Using a large-scale nationally representative longitudinal survey, we found that the early closure of restaurants and bars decreased the utilization rate among young persons (OR 0.688; CI95 0.515-0.918) and those who visited these places before the pandemic (OR 0.754; CI95 0.594-0.957). However, symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 did not decrease in these active and high-risk subpopulations. Among the more inactive and low-risk subpopulations, such as elderly persons, no discernible impacts are observed in both the utilization of restaurants and bars and the symptoms of SARS-CoV-2. These results suggest that the early closure of restaurants and bars without any other concurrent measures does not contribute to the suppression of SARS-CoV-2.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tobacco Smoke Pollution / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-16428-4

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tobacco Smoke Pollution / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Aged / Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Sci Rep Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S41598-022-16428-4