The Impact of the Social Distancing Policy on COVID-19 Incidence Cases and Deaths in Iran from February 2020 to January 2021: Insights from an Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Conclusion: The growth rate of confirmed incidence cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Iran has decreased from March 27, 2020 to January 29, 2021, after the implementation of social distancing. By implementing this policy in all countries, the burden of COVID-19 may be mitigated.PMID:33795979 | PMC:PMC7995950

Source: The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine - April 2, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mandana Saki Mahboubeh Khaton Ghanbari Meysam Behzadifar Mohammad Hasan Imani-Nasab Masoud Behzadifar Samad Azari Ahad Bakhtiari Jianhong Wu Nicola Luigi Bragazzi Source Type: research