The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on the spread of COVID-19 in Saudi Arabia: Simulation approach

Alhomaid, Ahmad; Alzeer, Abdullah H.; Alsaawi, Fahad; Aljandal, Abdulaziz; Al-Jafar, Rami; Albalawi, Marwan; Alotaibi, Dana; Alabdullatif, Raghad; AlGhassab, Razan; Mominkhan, Dalia M.; Alharbi, Muaddi; Alghamdi, Ahmad A.; Almoklif, Maryam; Alabdulaali, Mohammed K.

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101886

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“…They found that mask wearing, physical distancing, and contact tracing proved highly effective in controlling the disease outbreak within the KSA. Furthermore, Alhomaid et al [22] used hybrid simulation modeling to measure the impact of NPIs implemented by the KSA government at the beginning of the pandemic. Their model suggests that COVID-19 cases would have increased 18-fold in the KSA without NPIs, highlighting the importance of early intervention to limit disease spread.…”

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Assessing the Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on Consumer Mobility Patterns and COVID-19 Transmission in the US

Zuccarelli,

Seaman,

Rader

2024

IJERPH

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The initial outbreak of COVID-19 during late December 2019 and the subsequent global pandemic markedly changed consumer mobility patterns worldwide, largely in response to government-ordered non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs). In this study, we investigate these changes as they relate to the initial spread of COVID-19 within two states—Massachusetts and Michigan. Specifically, we use linear and generalized linear mixed-effects models to quantify the relationship between four NPIs and individuals’ point-of-sale (POS) credit card transactions, as well as the relationship between subsequent changes in POS transactions and county-level COVID-19 case growth rates. Our analysis reveals a significant negative association between NPIs and daily POS transactions, particularly a dose–response relationship, in which stringent workplace closures, stay-at-home requirements, and gathering restrictions were all associated with decreased POS transactions. We also uncover a significant positive association between 12-day lagged changes in POS transactions compared to pre-pandemic baselines and county-level COVID-19 case growth rates. Overall, our study supports previous findings that early NPIs reduced human mobility and COVID-19 transmission in the US, providing policymakers with quantitative evidence concerning the effectiveness of NPIs.

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