Timing, extent and outcomes of public health measures in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel and a comparative analysis by socioeconomic indices

Table 3 Association between timing of measures^a and COVID-19 related mortality^b, controlling for geographic location

Measure	Adjusted model R²*	Standardized beta for measure	Measure p-value
Primary school closure	0.531	0.448	< 0.001
Secondary schools	0.539	0.488	< 0.001
Selective entry restrictions	0.789	0.444	0.003
Border closure	0.533	0.466	< 0.001
Cancellation of mass events	0.541	0.455	< 0.001
Social gatherings limited to less than 100	0.555	0.512	< 0.001
Social gatherings limited to less than 10	0.444	0.434	0.004
Restaurants closed	0.386	0.404	0.004
Non-essential businesses closed	0.400	0.507	0.001
Lockdown	0.470	0.498	0.004

*All models were significant at a p-value < 0.005
^aIn days from 100 local cases
^bAs the log of number of cumulative COVID-19 related deaths per million population at 60 days after the implementation of each measure

ISSN: 2045-4015