Effects of government policies and the Nowruz holidays on confirmed COVID-19 cases in Iran: An intervention time series analysis.

Ali HadianfarRazieh YousefiMilad DelavaryVahid FakoorMohammad Taghi ShakeriMartin Lavallière

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The Nowruz holidays and the implementation of social distancing measures in Iran were related to a significant increase and decrease in COVID-19 cases, respectively. These results highlight the necessity of measuring the effect of health and social interventions for their future implementations.

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