Dynamic zero-COVID policy and healthcare utilization patterns in China during the Shanghai COVID-19 Omicron outbreak

Abstract Background In April 2022, an outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus Omicron variant in Shanghai precipitated an extensive lockdown. We assessed changes in healthcare utilization during this outbreak and investigated the relationship between the stringency of mitigation strategies and disruptions...

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Main Authors: Hong Xiao, Fang Liu, Joseph M. Unger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Communications Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-023-00375-w