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Do policy differences matter in terms of outcomes of COVID-19 in different countries and different regions? This is the central question we tackle here. We explore how the policy choices affect the number of cases and deaths in the absence of a vaccine.
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Lockdown rules and the propagation of COVID-19
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The author wishes to thank Prof. Nima Rezaei for encouraging the contribution and Dr. Amene Saghazadeh for her help with editing. However, all responsibilities lie with the author.
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Sinha, T. (2023). Impact of Policy Implementations on the Propagation of COVID-19 Before Vaccine. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Integrated Science of Global Epidemics. Integrated Science, vol 14. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17778-1_11
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