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Table 2 Stringency Index levels and their median constitutent non-pharmaceutical intervention levels

From: On the effectiveness of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns: Pan metron ariston

Restriction type

\(51-60^{\dagger }\)

\(41-50^{\diamond }\)

\(31-40^{\circ }\)

 Description of \(31-40^{\circ }\) levels

school closing

2

1

1

recommend closing

workplace closing

2

1

1

recommend closing (or work from home)

cancellation of public events

2

1

1

recommend cancelling

gatherings restrictions

3

3

2

restrictions on gatherings of 100–1,000 people

transport closing

0

0

0

no measures

stay-home restrictions

1

0

0

no measures

internal mobility restrictions

0

0

0

no measures

international mobility restrictions

3

3

3

quarantine arrivals from high-risk regions

information campaigns

2

2

2

coordinated public information campaign

  1. \(^{\dagger }\) upper bound of optimal Stringency Index level for confirmed case growth rate, \(^{\diamond }\) upper bound of optimal Stringency Index level for death growth rate, \(^{\circ }\) achieves at least 90% of the effectiveness for both case and death growth rates