Public Health Measures and Strategies to Limit the Spread of COVID-19: an International Review [V10.0]

Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19: an international review [v10.0] Item Type Report Authors Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Publisher Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Download date 30/09/2021 15:57:22 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10147/628768 Find this and similar works at - http://www.lenus.ie/hse Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 Health Information and Quality Authority Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19: an international review Update submitted to NPHET: 20 April 2021 Published: 26 April 2021 Page 1 of 162 Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 Health Information and Quality Authority Version history Version Date Specific updates V1.0 24 November 2020 Provided to the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) for information. V2.0 1 December 2020 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Included an additional table (Table 2) to summarise the recent changes in current public health measures. Updated the epidemiological data to the latest available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Included information on the proposed plans for mass testing in Austria. V3.0 8 December 2020 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Updated the epidemiological data to the latest available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). V4.0 15 December 2020 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Updated the epidemiological data to the latest available data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). V5.0 23 December 2020 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Reduced version of report created with updated public health measures on education only. V6.0 06 January 2021 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Page 2 of 162 Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 Health Information and Quality Authority . Included information on the current epidemiological situation in each country. Updated the education public health measures only. V7.0 3 February 2021 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Included updated information on antigen testing in asymptomatic individuals in community settings only. V8.0 10 February 2021 Updated and provided to NPHET for information. Included information on the current epidemiological situation in each country. Included updated information on antigen testing in asymptomatic individuals in community settings only. V9.0 16 March 2021 Updated and provided to NPHET for discussion. Included information on the current epidemiological situation in each country and vaccination roll out. Included Israel. Excluded measures relating to international travel. Excluded contact tracing section. V10.0 20 April 2021 Updated and provided to NPHET for discussion. Included information on the current epidemiological situation in each country and vaccination roll out. Included Israel, Finland and Norway. Excluded Switzerland. Excluded measures relating to international travel and face coverings. Excluded contact tracing section. Page 3 of 162 Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 Health Information and Quality Authority About the Health Information and Quality Authority The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is an independent statutory authority established to promote safety and quality in the provision of health and social care services for the benefit of the health and welfare of the public. HIQA’s mandate to date extends across a wide range of public, private and voluntary sector services. Reporting to the Minister for Health and engaging with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, HIQA has responsibility for the following: . Setting standards for health and social care services — Developing person-centred standards and guidance, based on evidence and international best practice, for health and social care services in Ireland. Regulating social care services — The Chief Inspector within HIQA is responsible for registering and inspecting residential services for older people and people with a disability, and children’s special care units. Regulating health services — Regulating medical exposure to ionising radiation. Monitoring services — Monitoring the safety and quality of health services and children’s social services, and investigating as necessary serious concerns about the health and welfare of people who use these services. 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Page 4 of 162 Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 Health Information and Quality Authority Contents Version history ............................................................................................................. 2 About the Health Information and Quality Authority ..................................................... 4 Contents ...................................................................................................................... 5 Key points ................................................................................................................... 6 1 Background ........................................................................................................... 10 2 Methods ............................................................................................................... 10 3 Findings ................................................................................................................ 12 3.1 Summary epidemiological data ......................................................................... 12 3.1.1 Vaccine rollout progress .......................................................................... 14 3.2 Public health frameworks for living with COVID-19............................................. 18 3.3 Current public health measures ........................................................................ 21 3.3.1 Movement of people ................................................................................ 25 3.3.2 Social or mass gatherings ........................................................................ 25 3.3.3 Places of worship/religious services ......................................................... 25 3.3.4 Education ................................................................................................ 26 3.3.5 Domestic travel (including transport) ....................................................... 27 3.3.6 Culture/leisure/entertainment .................................................................. 27 3.3.7 Sporting/recreational activities (amateur and professional) ...................... 28 3.4 Testing strategies ........................................................................................... 29 3.4.1 International testing strategies ................................................................ 29 4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 31 References ............................................................................................................... 107 Appendix A – Latest summary epidemiological data by country ................................... 120 Appendix B – Developed frameworks for living with COVID-19 by country ................... 121 Appendix C – International testing strategies ............................................................ 145 Page 5 of 162 Public health measures and strategies to limit the spread of COVID-19 Health Information and Quality Authority Key points . Based on data up to 18 April 2021, when compared with the previous seven days, the 14-day incidence rate of new cases per 100,000 population: o increased in five of the included countries: Sweden (up 12.4% [860.9 per 100,000 population]), the Netherlands (1.5% [609.4]), Germany (13.9% [309.4]), Spain (15.3% [227.4]), and Portugal (8.2% [75.2]). o decreased in 11 of the of the included countries: France (down 9.0% [685.8 per 100,000 population]), Czechia (23.3% [466.8]), Belgium (10.5% [422.8]), Austria (14.5% [384.9], Italy (15.1% [333.9]), Norway (15.6% [163.0]), Denmark (4.7% [160.8]), Ireland (16.3% [108.6]), Finland (21.7% [85.5]), the UK (22.2% [43.1]) and Israel (30.2% [32.3]). Most countries experienced an increase in the 14-day death rate per million population subsequent to a surge in cases in December 2020/January 2021. The death rate has since fallen across the majority of countries. However, a small number of countries including Austria (up 4.2% [49.9 per million population]), Germany (17.7% [35.7]), Sweden (32.4% [28.7], and Norway (25.0% [6.5]) have seen an increase in the 14-day

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