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The COVID-19 pandemic started in China in December 2019 and spread worldwide. On March 22, 2020, Indian Prime Minister Modi called for a ‘Janata Curfew’ to protect the individuals, their families and the entire society from the virus. He addressed the nation eight to nine times to strengthen the will of his people. All government…

Our analysis shows protecting populations from Covid boosted growth last year, but a swift vaccine roll-out may prove crucial this year.

Jane Khomi Putting stringent public health measures in place corresponds with a lower number of Covid-19 cases and deaths related to the virus, according to a new study. The research published in the  looked at the United States health agency reports and the Covid-19 Government Response Stringency Index developed by Oxford University between 11 March 2020 and 26 March 2021. The researchers looked at nine strict public health measures and used them as indicators for scor...

As state and local policymakers and politicians made the decision to enact stay-at-home orders last March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, a recent study found that more stringent public health measures put in place directly correlated with lower virus case numbers during the first two months of the pandemic.

New research published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine found that in the State of Florida, and also at the local level in Miami-Dade County, higher stringency efforts during the first two months of the pandemic kept overall transmission numbers low.