Effects of government policies and the Nowruz holidays on confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran: An intervention time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health policies with varying degrees of restriction have been imposed around the world to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of the implementation of government policies and the Nowruz holidays on the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, using an intervention time series analysis.

Methods

Daily data on COVID-19 cases registered between February 19 and May 2, 2020 were collected from the World Health Organization (WHO)'s website. Using an intervention time series modeling, the effect of two government policies on the number of confirmed cases were evaluated, namely the closing of schools and universities, and the implementation of social distancing measures. Furthermore, the eff

SUBMITTER: Hadianfar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376046 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature