August 13, 2020

An Examination on the Transmission of COVID-19 and the Effect of Response Strategies: A Comparative Analysis

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• Using data from WHO reports over 133 days, Chen et al. categorized 6 countries (China, South Korea, Japan, Italy, US, and Brazil) by their COVID-19 mitigation effectiveness (estimated from time to reach the peak of daily new confirmed cases and the maximum drop rate), and pandemic severity (estimated from prevalence and mortality). They report that South Korea and China had relatively higher mitigation effectiveness and lower pandemic severity, while the USA and Brazil had the opposite. 

Chen et al. (Aug 6, 2020). An Examination on the Transmission of COVID-19 and the Effect of Response Strategies: A Comparative Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165687