A Metric of Societal Burden Based on Virus Succession to Determine Economic Losses and Health Benefits of China's Lockdown Policies: Model Development and Validation

• Main Authors: Wenxiu Chen (Author), Bin Zhang (Author), Chen Wang (Author), Wei An (Author), Shashika Kumudumali Guruge (Author), Ho-kwong Chui (Author), Min Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on the global health system and economic structure. Although the implementation of lockdown measures achieved notable success in curbing the spread of the pandemic, it concurrently incurred substantial socioeconomic costs. ObjectiveThe objective...