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. 2021 Mar 25;2021(3):CD013717. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013717.pub2

Kwok 2020.

Study characteristics
Study design Mathematical modelling study
  • Description: SEIR Model with different localized patches with travel in‐between

    • Covers Hong‐Kong dynamics with travel from China

    • No specific changes in dynamical equations

    • Temperature dependent R0 controls dynamics

Disease COVID‐19
Travel‐related control measure(s) Border closure
  • Reduction in number of daily travellers from 200,000 to 0


Date of implementation: 8 February 2020
Country implementing the measure(s) Country protected by the measure: Hong Kong, China
Country restricted by the measure: China, excluding Hubei
Outcome(s) Cases avoided due to the measure
  • Outcome 1: Cumulative number of cases

  • Outcome 2: number of deaths

    • Follow‐up: 8 February ‐ 14, June 2020

Notes COI: “No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.”
Funding: “This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not‐for‐profit sectors.”