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Do COVID-19 containment measures work? Evidence from Switzerland.

Regina Pleninger¹, Sina Streicher¹, Jan-Egbert Sturm^1,2

¹KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, Leonhardstrasse 21, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.

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Stringent containment measures significantly reduced COVID-19 infections and altered public behavior in Switzerland. Business closures and gathering restrictions proved most effective in controlling virus spread.

Keywords:

COVID-19 Reproduction rate Stringency Switzerland

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Area of Science:

Epidemiology
Public Health Policy
Behavioral Economics

Background:

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs).
Understanding the complex interactions between NPIs, public behavior, and disease transmission is crucial for effective pandemic response.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the dynamic interplay between NPI stringency, human behavior, and COVID-19 spread in Switzerland.
To identify the most effective NPIs for controlling viral transmission at a sub-national level.

Main Methods:

Collection of sub-national data to construct indices for NPI stringency.
Application of a vector autoregressive model with structural impulse responses to analyze feedback effects.
Utilizing debit card transactions as a proxy for population behavioral changes.

Main Results:

Increased NPI stringency significantly reduced weekly COVID-19 infections and debit card transactions.
Business closures, work-from-home recommendations, and gathering restrictions were particularly effective NPIs.
A notable voluntary reduction in debit card transactions occurred in response to infection surges.

Conclusions:

NPIs are effective tools for mitigating COVID-19 spread and influencing public behavior.
Targeted NPIs, such as business closures and gathering restrictions, offer significant public health benefits.
Public behavior, reflected in transaction data, responds dynamically to infection dynamics and policy interventions.