The effect of public health interventions on COVID-19 incidence in Queensland, Australia: a spatial cluster analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Movement restrictions in the form of state and international border closures were highly effective in delaying the introduction of COVID-19 into Queensland, with very low levels of transmission prior to border reopening while mandatory masking may have played a role in decreasing transmission through behavioural changes. Early clusters were in highly populated regions, as restrictions eased clusters were identified in regions more likely to be rural or remote, with higher numbers of Indigenous people, lower vaccination coverage or lower socioeconomic status.PMID:38446488 | DOI:10.1080/23744235.2024.2324355
Source: Rural Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Source Type: research