Non-pharmaceutical interventions for COVID-19 reduced the incidence of infectious diseases: a controlled interrupted time-series study

• Main Authors: Wenyi Zhang (Author), Yao Wu (Author), Bo Wen (Author), Yongming Zhang (Author), Yong Wang (Author), Wenwu Yin (Author), Shanhua Sun (Author), Xianyu Wei (Author), Hailong Sun (Author), Zhijie Zhang (Author), Shanshan Li (Author), Yuming Guo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) have been implemented worldwide to suppress the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, few studies have evaluated the effect of NPIs on other infectious diseases and none has assessed the avoided disease burden associated w...