Completed UNCOVER reviews

Links to all completed UNCOVER reviews.

UNCOVER rapid reviews are often completed to very short timescales (days).  We are committed to updating and refining our reviews as time permits, and to publishing them all on our website.

Children and schools

Summary: What is the evidence for transmission of COVID-19 by children [or in schools]? (797.52 KB PDF)

Ethnicity

Summary: What is the evidence on ethnic variation on COVID-19 incidence and outcomes? (367.8 KB PDF)

Facemasks

Summary: Does the use of face masks in the general population make a difference to spread of infection? (777.64 KB PDF)

Summary: Are homemade facemasks effective at reducing transmission of covid-19 in community settings? (657.74 KB PDF)

Summary: Which occupations and activities might benefit from mask wearing to reduce the transmission of COVID-19? (658.71 KB PDF)

Summary: What is the effectiveness of face masks in preventing respiratory transmission in the community? (653.63 KB PDF)

Indoor and outdoor transmission

Summary: What is the evidence for outdoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2? (580.08 KB PDF)

Summary: What is the evidence for the importance of outdoor transmission and of indoor transmission of COVID-19? (618.17 KB PDF)

Lockdown R0

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 inter (218.79 KB PDF)

Disclaimer

The UNCOVER network is committed to responding quickly and impartially to requests from policymakers for reviews of evidence resulting from research into COVID-19.  This document has therefore been produced in a short timescale and has not been externally peer-reviewed.  The Usher Institute and the authors give no warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of the evidence in the document and do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from the use of the information in the document. Neither do the Usher Institute or the authors endorse any treatment, method or finding described in the document.