Table 1.
Characteristics of the 26 countries included in the study.
| Country | Number of cities | Reported COVID-19 cases | Mid-period | Re | Government index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 1747 | 20/03/2020 | 1.39 | 38.5 |
| Brazil | 18 | 17,179 | 10/04/2020 | 1.29 | 61.9 |
| Canada | 9 | 2709 | 21/03/2020 | 1.50 | 58.9 |
| Chile | 4 | 2587 | 27/03/2020 | 1.32 | 55.9 |
| China | 11 | 4178 | 03/02/2020 | 1.13 | 57.3 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 358 | 21/03/2020 | 1.36 | 69.2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1014 | 20/03/2020 | 1.39 | 46.2 |
| Estonia | 1 | 209 | 20/03/2020 | 1.16 | 41.0 |
| Finland | 1 | 710 | 16/03/2020 | 1.37 | 30.1 |
| France | 17 | 5834 | 17/03/2020 | 1.51 | 55.8 |
| Germany | 12 | 7759 | 16/03/2020 | 1.43 | 41.1 |
| Italy | 19 | 11,796 | 11/03/2020 | 1.49 | 67.9 |
| Japan | 9 | 1178 | 12/03/2020 | 1.29 | 37.0 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 108 | 05/03/2020 | 1.31 | 21.8 |
| Mexico | 8 | 1894 | 25/03/2020 | 1.25 | 28.4 |
| Norway | 1 | 626 | 12/03/2020 | 1.32 | 16.7 |
| Peru | 1 | 428 | 18/03/2020 | 1.45 | 57.7 |
| Philippines | 2 | 215 | 21/03/2020 | 1.40 | 64.7 |
| Singapore | 1 | 56 | 15/02/2020 | 0.87 | 30.1 |
| South Korea | 4 | 5877 | 06/03/2020 | 1.17 | 54.8 |
| Spain | 52 | 43,331 | 11/03/2020 | 1.51 | 42.1 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 6908 | 13/03/2020 | 1.54 | 34.3 |
| United Kingdom | 45 | 9354 | 26/03/2020 | 1.41 | 58.0 |
| United States | 179 | 136,303 | 27/03/2020 | 1.45 | 60.7 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 271 | 19/03/2020 | 0.91 | 46.2 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 38 | 25/03/2020 | 1.10 | 45.5 |
The number of cities per country, total reported COVID-19 cases in the time window, mid-period of the pre-defined window of early transmission, effective reproduction number (Re) and the lagged OxCGRT Government Response Index at the endpoint of the pre-defined window.