Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs)
We study the role of public health measures such as handwashing, mask-wearing and physical distancing, and their impact on COVID-19 incidence, transmission and mortality.
UNCOVER has studied the impact of public health measures (also referred to as non-pharmaceutical interventions or NPIs) on COVID-19 from different perspectives. This page includes our work on the relationship between the implementation or lifting of NPIs and the reproduction rate (R0) of COVID-19; a review conducted with Public Health Scotland on the association between alcohol consumption and compliance with COVID-19 measures; and a collaboration with Monash University exploring the impact of public health measures on COVID-19 incidence, transmission and mortality.
Please take note of the dates of reviews and publications. Reviews produced early in the pandemic may have been superseded by more recent findings.
Effectiveness of public health measures in reducing the incidence of covid-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and covid-19 mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in: The BMJ (November 2021)
By: Talic, S., Shah, S., Wild, H., Gasevic, D., Maharaj, A., Ademi, Z., Li, X., Xu, W., Mesa-Eguigaray, I., Rostron, J., Theodoratou, E., Zhang, X., Motee, A., Liew, D., Ilic, D.
The association of community mobility with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 330 local UK authorities
Published in: The Lancet Digital Health (September 2021)
By: Li, Y., Wang, X., Campbell, H., Nair, H.
The Temporal Association of Introducing and Lifting Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions with the Time-Varying Reproduction Number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: A Modelling Study Across 131 Countries
Published in: The Lancet Infectious Diseases (February 2021)
By: Li, Y., Campbell, H., Kulkarni, D., Harpur, A., Nundy, M., Wang, X., Nair, H.
To What Extent is Alcohol Consumption in Social Gatherings Associated with Observance of COVID-19 Restrictions? A Rapid Review
By: Kulkarni, D., Nundy, M., Adams, E., Bogle, A., Cullen, B., Donaghy, G., Dozier, M., Hartnup, K., Laird, T., Leow, A., McQuillan, R., McSwiggan, E., Mureyi, D., Nelson, S., Nolan, G., Sanchez-Vivar, A., Theodoratou, E.
Lay Summary: The temporal association of introducing and lifting non-pharmaceutical interventions with the time-varying reproduction number (R) of SARS-CoV-2: a modelling study across 131 countries
By: Li, Y., Campbell, H., Kulkarni, D., Harpur, A., Nundy, M., Wang, X., Nair, H.
Rapid Review: How have population-level non-pharmaceutical interventions [NPIs] to reduce SARS CoV-2 transmission been related in time to the reproduction number (R) and have countries used measures of R in making decisions about the application of these interventions?
By: Li, Y., Nair, H., Campbell, H., Kulkarni, D., Nundy, M., Harpur, A., Dozier, M.
Summary: How have population-level non-pharmaceutical interventions [NPIs] to reduce SARS CoV-2 transmission been related in time to the reproduction number (R) and have countries used measures of R in making decisions about the application of these interventions?
By: Li, Y., Nair, H., Kulkarni, D., Nundy, M., Harpur, A., Dozier, M., Campbell, H.
If you are interested in completing an extended project or Masters dissertation on a related topic, UNCOVER may be able to offer practical support, (co-)supervision and/or peer mentorship. Please contact our Project Manager for more information.
"Mask-wearing linked to 53% cut in Covid incidence, global study finds"
Read the article in the Guardian (November 2021)
Public Health Measures and R
| Professor Evropi Theodoratou | Review Lead | |
| Dr Ruth McQuillan | Review Lead | |
| Durga Kulkarni | Review Coordinator | |
| Dr Madhurima Nundy | Review Team | |
| Marshall Dozier | Information Specialist | |
| Emily Adams | Review Team | |
| Alison Bogle | Review Team (PHS) | |
| Beth Cullen | Review Team (PHS) | |
| Grant Donaghy | Review Team (PHS) | |
| Dr Karen Hartnup | Information Specialist | |
| Dr Tonje Laird | Review Team (PHS) | |
| Amanda Leow | Review Team | |
| Dr Dudzai Mureyi | Review Team | |
| Sarah Nelson | Review Team | |
| Gemma Nolan | Review Team | |
| Dr Alex Sanchez-Vivar | Review Team (PHS) | |
| Emilie McSwiggan | Review Team |
| Dr You (Leo) Li | Review Lead | View Profile |
| Marshall Dozier | Information Specialist | View Profile |
| Professor Harish Nair | Review Team | View Profile |
| Professor Harry Campbell | Review Team | View Profile |
| Durga Kulkarni | Review Team | |
| Dr Madhurima Nundy | Review Team | |
| Dr Alice Harpur | Review Team | |
| Dr Xin Wang | Review Team |