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

Russell TW 2020.

Study characteristics
Study design Mathematical modelling study
  • Description: comparison of total incidence and imported cases

    • Imported cases via international air travel considered

    • Prevalences were adjusted for country‐specific under‐ascertainment

Disease COVID‐19
Travel‐related control measure(s) International travel restrictions, border closure or quarantine of travellers
  • Defined as any measure that completely or almost completely prevents international arrivals from contributing to local transmission, such as entry bans and compulsory 14‐day facility‐based quarantines


Date of implementation: n.r.
Country implementing the measure(s) Country protected by the measure: multiple countries (142)
Country restricted by the measure: n.r.
Outcome(s) Cases avoided due to the measure
  • Outcome: proportion of imported cases in overall cases

    • Follow‐up: the month of May 2020

Notes COI: “We declare no competing interests.”
Funding: “Wellcome Trust, UK Department for International Development, European Commission, National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.”