Outcomes of School Closures in Mainland China during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2 preprint studies reported that school closures were initiated nationally across mainland China in late January 2020 after delaying the restart of schools following Chinese New year holidays. School closures were part of a broader series of control measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- However, there is no data available on the effectiveness of school closures because there was little variation in the timing of closures (closures were reportedly applied in all Chinese cities uniformly) and school closures were part of a broad range of quarantine and social distancing measures.
- These studies concluded that a combination of quarantine and social distancing measures was effective in reducing the epidemic in Mainland China.
- Relative contribution of school closures was not assessed.
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School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: a rapid systematic review
The impact of transmission control measures during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 epidemic in China
Effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions for containing the COVID-19 outbreak in China
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