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SUBMITTER: Lim JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7543616 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lim Jue Tao JT Chew Lawrence Zheng Xiong LZX Choo Esther Li Wen ELW Dickens Borame Sue Lee BSL Ong Janet J Aik Joel J Ng Lee Ching LC Cook Alex R AR
The Journal of infectious diseases 20210201 3
Social distancing (SD) measures aimed at curbing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 remain an important public health intervention. Little is known about the collateral impact of reduced mobility on the risk of other communicable diseases. We used differences in dengue case counts pre- and post implementation of SD measures and exploited heterogeneity in SD treatment effects among different age groups in Singapore to identify the spillover effects of SD measures. SD policy caused an increase of over 37.2% ...[more]