Abstract
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been widely implemented to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. We assessed the effect of NPIs on hospitalisations for pneumonia, influenza, COPD and asthma. This retrospective, ecological study compared the weekly incidence of hospitalisation for four respiratory conditions before (January 2016–January 2020) and during (February–July 2020) the implementation of NPI against COVID-19. Hospitalisations for all four respiratory conditions decreased substantially during the intervention period. The cumulative incidence of admissions for COPD and asthma was 58% and 48% of the mean incidence during the 4 preceding years, respectively.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 939-941 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Thorax |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Sep 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- COVID-19
- respiratory infection
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