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Children and youth services
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Citizenship
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Community engagement
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Elections
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Climate action
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Climate-action focused economic stimulus
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Community and social services
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Shopping and other services for socially isolated individuals
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2020-09-11 |
4/9 |
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A review of strategies to reduce wait times for essential businesses among people with limited mobility showed that several interventions have been implemented by different countries including reserved hours of operation for specific populations, online orders and deliveries |
No |
Rapid review |
Other |
Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS). COVID-19 et mesures permettant aux personnes qui présentent des difficultés de mobilité de réduire leur temps d’attente en file devant les commerces ou les établissements (publics ou privés) offrant des services essentiels. INESSS. 2020 |
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Religious services restrictions (e.g., church, mosque or synagogue)
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Supports for community resilience
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Culture and gender
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Stigma reduction
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Domestic and gender-based violence reduction
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2020-06-07
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8/10 |
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A living review has yet to find studies that measure how the COVID-19 pandemic affects mental health in ways that are associated with domestic violence |
Yes (row content last updated on 2021-01-18) |
Full review |
Other |
John A, Eyles E, McGuinness LA, Okolie C, Olorisade BK, Schmidt L, Webb RT, Arenseman E, Hawton K, Kapur N, Moran P, O'Connor RC, O'Neill S, Gunnell D, Higgins JPT. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-harm and suicidal behaviour: protocol for a living systematic review [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]. F1000Research 2020;9:644. |
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2020-04-12
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There is an increase in intimate partner violence during pandemics, and substance use and intimate partner violence appear to be bidirectionally related [Review of studies conducted during COVID-19 era and beyond] |
No |
Rapid review |
Other |
Greaves L, Brabete AC, Wolfson L, Stinson J, Allen S, Poole N. Substance Use (SU) among Women in the Context of the Corollary Pandemics of COVID-19 and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Ottawa, ON: Centre of Excellence for Women's Health; 2020. |
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2020-04-20
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Psychological therapies may be effective in reducing the psychological symptoms associated with domestic violence or sexual assault, and virtual care interventions appear most effective as a supplement to or facilitator of in-person trauma-focused care [Review based on studies of unknown quality] |
No |
Rapid review |
Benefits and harms |
Montesanti S, Silverstone P, Wells L, Ghidei W. Examining the use of virtual care interventions to provide trauma-focused treatment to domestic violence and sexual assault populations. Edmonton, AB: Canadian Institutes of Health Research; 2020. |
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Arts and cultural institutions
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Religious institutions and practices
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Economic development and growth
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Economic resilience
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Targeted support to most affected industries
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Interest rate reductions
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Interest-free or -reduced loans to businesses
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Revolving credit lines
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Corporate bond buying (by government)
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Government bond buying (by central banks)
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Rent relief for businesses (by government)
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Debt relief for businesses (by government)
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Debt relief for governments (e.g., by IMF)
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Tax deferral for businesses
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Education
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Online instruction
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Student supports
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Instructor supports
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Classroom changes
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[Protocol - no results yet available] A review on the effectiveness of school practices to promote social distancing for COVID-19 in schools is currently being conducted |
Yes (row content last updated on 2020-12-07) |
Protocol |
Benefits and harms |
Pena J, Gonzalez C, Cuadrado C, Rada G. School Practices to Promote Social Distancing for COVID-19: a Living Systematic Review Protocol. PROSPERO 2020; CRD42020180701. |
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School changes
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[Protocol - no results yet available] A review on the effectiveness of school practices to promote social distancing for COVID-19 in schools is currently being conducted |
Yes (row content last updated on 2020-12-07) |
Protocol |
Benefits and harms |
Pena J, Gonzalez C, Cuadrado C, Rada G. School Practices to Promote Social Distancing for COVID-19: a Living Systematic Review Protocol. PROSPERO 2020; CRD42020180701. |
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The risk of transmission among children in schools and daycares, and from children to adults more generally may be low |
Yes (row content last updated on 2021-01-18) |
Rapid review |
Other |
National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools. Rapid Review Update 9: What is the specific role of daycares and schools in COVID-19 transmission? Hamilton, ON: National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools; 2020. |
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2020-07-14
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Insufficient evidence was found on the risks of COVID-19 transmission in schools, but some indication that there is a lower infection attack rate among students compared to school staff [Review of observational studies] |
Yes (row content last updated on 2021-01-18) |
Full review |
Other |
Wei X, Xue L, Marshall D, Yazhou H, Amir K, Zhongyu L, et al. What is the evidence for transmission of COVID-19 by children in schools? A living systematic review. medRxiv. 2020. |
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Skill re-development programs
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Service planning for 'return to normal' |
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Employment
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Worker supports
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Workplace changes
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Building changes
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Service planning for 'return to normal'
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Energy supply
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Environmental conservation
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Fire bans due to limitations in and risk for fire-fighting
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Financial protection
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Income replacement
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Wage subsidies for essential workers
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Rent deferral for citizens
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Debt relief for citizens
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Tax deferral for citizens
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Financial-scam prevention
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Broader consumer protection
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Food safety and security
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Agricultural processes
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Food processing plant design
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Food transportation adjustments
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Food shopping changes
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Food handling practices
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Household food security
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Food handling practices
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Government services
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Transitioning to e-services
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Homeless shelters
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Other congregate living environments
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Housing alternatives when quarantine or physical distancing is
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Infrastructure
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Broadband internet access
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Cyber-security protocols for governments and businesses (see
financial protection for protecting citizens from financial scams)
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Green-space re-allocations to accommodate physical distancing
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Road-space re-allocations to accommodate physical distancing
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Natural resources
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Price collapses
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Distribution difficulties
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Public safety and justice
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Curfews |
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Enforcement of public-health measures
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Public demonstrations
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Police work in pandemics |
Not specified
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4/9 |
No |
Natural disasters and public-health emergencies might affect police-community relations, the mental health of police officers, cause disruption of interorganizational departments, and influence inter-agency cooperation [Review of studies conducted during COVID-19 era and beyond] |
No |
Full review |
Other |
Laufs J, Waseem Z. Policing in pandemics: A systematic review and best practices for police response to COVID-19. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2020;51:101812. |
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Prisons
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Recreation
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Public spaces like parks
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Private spaces like gyms
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2021-01-21 |
8/9 |
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Synthesis pending
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Yes (row content last updated on 2021-01-18) |
Full review |
Benefits and harms |
COVID NMA. Social Distancing at Sports Training vs No Access to Sports Training Facilities. 2020. |
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Transportation
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Quarantining travellers |
2020-06-23
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7/10 |
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The effectiveness of quarantining individuals travelling from a country with a declared outbreak is uncertain |
Yes (row content last updated on 2021-01-18) |
Rapid review |
Other |
Nussbaumer-Streit B, Mayr V, Dobrescu AIulia, Chapman A, Persad E, Klerings I, et al. Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: A rapid review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020;(4)CD013574. |
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Public transportation rules
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2020-07-29
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8/11 |
No |
A systematic review assessing the effect of physical distancing measures on mental health showed that closures of public transportation appear to be associated with an increase in anxiety levels |
No |
Full review |
Other |
Castaldelli-Maia JM, Marziali ME, Lu Z, Martins SS. Investigating the effect of national government physical distancing measures on depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic through meta-analysis and meta-regression. 2020. |
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Private transportation restrictions
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2020-06-26
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8/9 |
Yes |
Whereas the majority of the available evidence is uncertain and coming from the pre-COVID era, studies suggest that restricting cross-border travel may reduce the number of imported and exported cases of COVID-19, and reduce the acceleration of epidemic progression |
No |
Rapid review |
Benefits and harms |
Burns J, Movsisyan A, Stratil JM, Coenen M, Emmert-Fees KMF, Geffert K, et al. Travel‐related control measures to contain the COVID‐19 pandemic: A rapid review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.2020;(9):Art. No.: CD013717. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013717. |
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2020-04-01
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5/9 |
No |
A systematic review assessing international public health responses to the COVID-19, MERS and SARS pandemics found that flight suspensions were one of the common management decisions made by governments |
No |
Rapid review |
Other |
Tabari P, Amini M, Moghadami M, Moosavi M. International public health responses to COVID-19 outbreak: A rapid review. Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020;45(3):157-169. |