Case Studies of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

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Aaron Green, Chen Shen, and Yaneer Bar-Yam, Case studies of COVID-19 travel restrictions, New England Complex Systems Institute (July 8, 2020).

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Abstract

Travel restrictions are an important tool for the reduction of inter-community disease transmission. By restricting travel between geographic regions, communities reduce the chances of undermining disease containment by importing infected cases. Here we look at some of the travel restriction measures taken by New Zealand, Luxembourg, Ireland, France and Spain to mitigate the risk of disease transmission.

NECSI on the Coronavirus

Updates:

• 2019-nCoV Outbreak Updates

Position Statements:

• Systemic Risk of Pandemic via Novel Pathogens – Coronavirus: A Note

• Pandemic Math: Stopping Outbreaks

• Massive Testing Can Stop the Coronavirus Outbreak

• First Thoughts on Superspreader Events

• Review of Ferguson et al “Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions...” Version 2

• A Linked Shared Space Model for COVID-19 Transmission and its Prevention by Forming Closed Social Circles

• Why A 5-Week Lockdown Can Stop COVID-19

• COVID-19: How to Win

• Breaking the Testing Logjam: CT Scan Diagnosis

• Lockdown to Contain COVID-19 Is a Window of Opportunity to Prevent the Second Wave

• A Brief Cautionary Note on Opening Schools

• Getting to zero: Stopping COVID in Ireland

• Strategizing COVID-19 Lockdowns Using Mobility Patterns

• CovidZero: How to end the pandemic in 5 weeks

• Recommended #CovidZero speech for President Joe Biden

Guides to Action:

• Essential Coronavirus Guidelines

• Individual, Community and Government Early Outbreak Response Guidelines Version 3

• Color Zone Pandemic Response Version 2

• Guidelines for Coronavirus in Business Settings

• A Family Guide with Thoughts on Safe Spaces

• Outbreak Guidelines for High-Risk Institutions Version 2

• COVID-19 Recommendations for Policy Makers

• Guidelines for Self-Isolation

• Respiratory Health for Better COVID-19 Outcomes

• Coronavirus Guide for Supermarkets, Grocery Stores, and Pharmacies

• COVID-19 Employee Safety and Screening Questions for Employers

• Community Action and Support for COVID 19

• Sewing Masks (DIY for Hospitals, Institutions, or Yourself)

• Everyday Life and COVID-19

• Special Guidelines for Medical Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Coronavirus Guidelines for Cleaning and Disinfecting to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission

• Opening Up

• Travel Restrictions for Limiting Community Disease Spread

• Psychology and Strategy for Getting to Zero

• Travel Between Zones

• Unsuccessful versus Successful COVID Strategies

• Asia-Pacific Zero COVID Coalition Concept Paper

• Roadmap to Eliminating COVID-19 in 5-6 Weeks  Through the Zero Covid Strategy

• What India needs to do to eliminate Covid— A case for a sub-national Zero Covid Strategy

Analyses

• The Effect of Travel Restrictions on the Domestic Spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus 2019-nCov

• The Impact of Travel and Timing in Eliminating COVID-19

• Toward a Disease Model of the Coronavirus

• Combining PCR and CT Testing for COVID

• CT Testing for COVID: Benefits exceed risks

• What Models Can and Cannot Tell Us About COVID-19

• Case Studies of COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

• The IFR of the Diamond Princess has been Misreported, Best Current Value is 2.0%

• Minimizing Economic Costs for COVID-19

• Lowest-cost Virus Suppression

• Unmasking the Mask Studies: Why the effectiveness of surgical masks in preventing respiratory infections has been underestimated

• Was India Saved by Staying Below the Critical Travel Threshold and Was Lockdown and Travel Restriction the Most Important Public Health Intervention?

• Transition to Extinction: Pandemics in a Connected World

• Long-range Interaction and Evolutionary Stability in a Predator-Prey System

Critiques

• Comment on “Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator-days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months”

• Where Do Pre-symptomatic and Asymptomatic Cases Come From in China?

Innovation Ideas

• Could Air Filtration Reduce COVID-19 Severity and Spread?

• The Potential for Screening and Tracking of COVID-19 Using Particle Counters Version 2

• Testing Treatments for COVID-19: CT-scans for visible disease progression

Background

• Ending Pandemics

• Beyond Contact Tracing: Community-based Early Detection for Ebola Response

• How Community Response Stopped Ebola