Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Containment of COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a pandemic disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus has spread to 213 countries. Globally, the number of total confirmed cases has exceeded 10 million out of which 503 862 are dead. Current information suggests that COVID-19 is transmitted mainly by respiratory droplets and close contact. In the absence of effective vaccine or treatment, non-pharmacological interventions (NPI) remain the mainstay in the fight against COVID-19. However, the effectiveness of these NPIs is less studied and the evidence is evolving gradually. In this regard, we have done a scoping review of various published literature available in the public domain regarding non-pharmacological interventions against COVID-19 and summarized them. These findings shall help the policy makers to know the effects of each control measure and make a crucial decision in figuring out which ones can be safely implemented, altered or removed in our country to fight against this pandemic.