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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2237-9622
Abstract
HOUVESSOU, Gbènankpon Mathias; SOUZA, Tatiana Porto de and SILVEIRA, Mariângela Freitas da. Lockdown-type containment measures for COVID-19 prevention and control: a descriptive ecological study with data from South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Spain, United States, Italy and New Zealand, February - August 2020. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.1, e2020513. Epub Dec 22, 2020. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1679-49742021000100025.
Objective
To describe lockdown-type containment measures and COVID-19 incidence in South Africa, Germany, Brazil, Spain, United States, Italy and New Zealand.
Methods
This is a descriptive ecological study with data on daily incidence of confirmed COVID-19 cases from February 22 to August 31 2020, as well as information on lockdown measures implemented by the governments of each country.
Results
Daily COVID-19 incidence (cases per 1 million inhabitants) decreased within three weeks after lockdown started in the countries that implemented it: South Africa (3.7 to 1.7), Germany (37.5 to 33.7) Spain (176.3 to 82.0), Italy (92.0 to 52.1) and New Zealand (7.5 to 1.7). As for Brazil and the United States, which did not implement lockdown, there was no considerable decrease.
Conclusion
After lockdown implementation, there was a considerable decrease in the number of confirmed cases.
Keywords : Coronavirus Infections; Social Distance; Incidence; Pandemics; Disease Prevention.
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