Effect of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games on COVID-19 incidence in Japan: a synthetic control approach.
Daisuke YoneokaAkifumi EguchiKentaro FukumotoTakayuki KawashimaYuta TanoueTakahiro TabuchiHiroaki MiyataCyrus GhaznaviKenji ShibuyaShuhei NomuraPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Given the increasing likelihood that new emerging infectious diseases will be reported in the future, we believe that the results of this study should serve as a sentinel warning for upcoming mega-events during COVID-19 and future pandemics.