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. 2022 Jan 17;2022(1):CD015029. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015029

1. Overview of intervention categories.

Broad intervention category Included interventions
Measures reducing the opportunity for contacts
  • Phased reopening of schools

  • Reduced cohort size

  • Staggered start/end time

  • Alternating attendance

  • Only allowing schooling in person for certain grades/students

Measures making contacts safer
  • Face masks

  • Handwashing interventions

  • Cleaning interventions

  • Modifying activities in the school setting

  • Ventilation interventions

  • Combined measures to make contacts safer

Surveillance and response measures
  • Mass testing and isolation measures

  • Symptom‐based screening and quarantine measures

Multicomponent measures
  • Multiple measures including: reduced cohort size, face masks, handwashing interventions, modifying activities in the school setting, cleaning, testing, and quarantine