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Effects of non‐pharmaceutical interventions against COVID‐19: A cross‐country analysis

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  • Yunus Gokmen
  • Cigdem Baskici
  • Yavuz Ercil

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Prolonging non‐pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) used in the control of pandemics can cause a devastating effect on the overall economic and social welfare levels. Therefore, policymakers are facing a difficult duty in terms of implementing economically and socially sustainable and acceptable measures. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of NPIs implemented to control the COVID‐19 pandemic. To this end, eight NPI measures were analysed, and their effects on the number of cases were investigated for France, Spain, China, and South Korea. In the study, the treatment effect of these mechanisms on the daily increase rate of the total number of cases during a certain period was analysed by using logarithmic linear regression with a dummy variables model. The findings indicate that the measures are effective against the spread of the pandemic at different levels. The findings also suggest that the most effective measure in decreasing the number of cases is workplace closure. An analysis comparing the effectiveness of countrywide measures and regional measures shows that school closing is the most effective measure to decrease the number of cases when implemented countrywide as opposed to regional implementation.

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  • Yunus Gokmen & Cigdem Baskici & Yavuz Ercil, 2021. "Effects of non‐pharmaceutical interventions against COVID‐19: A cross‐country analysis," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(4), pages 1178-1188, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijhplm:v:36:y:2021:i:4:p:1178-1188
    DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3164
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