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Comparative impact assessment of COVID-19 policy interventions in five South Asian countries using reported and estimated unreported death counts during 2020-2021
Kundu R, Datta J, Ray D, Mishra S, Bhattacharyya R, Zimmermann L, Mukherjee B. Comparative impact assessment of COVID-19 policy interventions in five South Asian countries using reported and estimated unreported death counts during 2020-2021. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002063. PMID: 38150465, PMCID: PMC10752546, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 deathsPolicy of BangladeshUnder-reporting of deathsCOVID-19 performanceSouth Asian countriesIndia's strategyDeath dataGlobal SouthDeath registration systemPolicy interventionsMiddle income countriesDeath tollComparative impact assessmentSouth AsiaPandemic policiesDeath estimationPublic health interventionsPolicyRegistration systemDeath countsSri LankaIncome countriesCountriesAsian countriesHealth interventions
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality Rates in India: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Model-based Estimation
Zimmermann L, Bhattacharya S, Purkayastha S, Kundu R, Bhaduri R, Ghosh P, Mukherjee B. SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality Rates in India: Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Model-based Estimation. Studies In Microeconomics 2021, 9: 137-179. DOI: 10.1177/23210222211054324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStudy end dateExcess deathsMeta-analysisCase fatality rateState-specific estimatesGlobal Index MedicusEnd dateFatality rateSARS-CoV-2-related deathInfection fatality rateSARS-CoV-2 infection fatality rateRandom-effects modelDeath dataDeath reportingExcess death estimatesImprove death reportingNationwide estimatesSystematic reviewDatabases PubMedPRISMA guidelinesWave 2DerSimonian-Laird estimatorSystematic searchWave 1Model-based estimates