Impact of Wearing Masks, Hand Hygiene, and Social Distancing on Influenza, Enterovirus, and All-Cause Pneumonia During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Retrospective National Epidemiological Surveillance Study

• Published in: Journal of medical Internet research Vol. 22; no. 8; p. e21257
• Main Authors: Chiu, Nan-Chang, Chi, Hsin, Tai, Yu-Lin, Peng, Chun-Chih, Tseng, Cheng-Yin, Chen, Chung-Chu, Tan, Boon Fatt, Lin, Chien-Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor 20.08.2020; JMIR Publications
• Subjects: Betacoronavirus - pathogenicity; Big Data; Coronavirus - pathogenicity; Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control; Coronavirus Infections - psychology; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - prevention & control; COVID-19 - psychology; Disease transmission; Enterovirus Infections - epidemiology; Enterovirus Infections - prevention & control; Eye protection; Hand Hygiene - methods; Humans; Hygiene; Incidence; Infection Control - methods; Infections; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Influenza, Human - epidemiology; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Masks; Masks - trends; Original Paper; Pandemics; Pandemics - prevention & control; Physical Distancing; Pneumonia; Pneumonia - epidemiology; Pneumonia - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control; Pneumonia, Viral - psychology; Retrospective Studies; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social distancing; Surveillance; Viral infections; Viruses; Taiwan; COVID-19; influenza; SARS-CoV-2; pneumonia; hygiene; novel coronavirus; surveillance; pandemic; incidence; prevention; social distancing

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is an important health crisis worldwide. Several strategies were implemented to combat COVID-19, including wearing masks, hand hygiene, and social distancing. The impact of these strategies on COVID-19 and other viral infections remains largely unclear. We...