Table 7. Number of public health and social measures implemented across COVID-19 pandemic waves by type for 10 countries in southern Africa, January 1, 2020–September 19, 2021*.
| Intervention | Wave 1, n = 10 |
Wave 2, n = 10 |
Wave 3, n = 10† |
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| Start | Peak | End | Duration | Start | Peak | End | Duration | Start | Peak | End | Duration | |||
| School closings | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7* | 2 | 1 | ||
| Workplace closings | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9* | 10 | 6 | ||
| Canceled public events | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9* | 9 | 7 | ||
| Restrictions on gatherings | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9* | 9 | 8 | ||
| Public transport closings | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5* | 7 | 2 | ||
| Stay-at-home requirements | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7* | 8 | 7 | ||
| Movement restrictions | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5* | 4 | 2 | ||
| International travel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9* | 10 | 9 | ||
*Public health and social measures, as defined and measured by Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/research-projects/covid-19-government-response-tracker), accessed 2021 Sep 20. †For peak of wave 3, n = 9.