Lockdown impact on age-specific contact patterns and behaviours, France, April 2020

ConclusionThe lockdown affected the population's behaviour, work, risk perception and contact patterns. The frequency and heterogeneity of contacts, both of which are critical factors in determining how viruses spread, were affected. Such surveys are essential to evaluate the impact of lockdowns more accurately and anticipate epidemic dynamics in these conditions.PMID:34857064 | DOI:10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2021.26.48.2001636

Source: Euro Surveill - December 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Paolo Bosetti Bich-Tram Huynh Armiya Youssouf Abdou Marie Sanchez Catherine Eisenhauer No émie Courtejoie J érôme Accardo Henrik Salje Didier Guillemot Mathieu Moslonka-Lefebvre Pierre-Yves Bo ëlle Guillaume B éraud Simon Cauchemez Lulla Opatowski Source Type: research