Table 4 Public Health recommendations as stated in reviewed publications

Non-pharmaceutical interventions in infected and exposed individuals

 surveillance and contact tracing

2

[14, 32]

 reduce delay from symptom onset to confirmation (testing delay)

2

[22, 32]

 rapid isolation of COVID-19 patients

2

[17, 31]

 rapid tracing and quarantine for contacts

3

[11, 34, 37]

 backward / retrospective tracing

1

[22]

 case isolation in dedicated hospitals and contact quarantine in medical observation centers

1

[33]

Non-pharmaceutical interventions in not necessarily infected or exposed individuals

 social distancing measures

2

[18, 32]

 target the core high-risk groups and large close contact groups

3

[11, 30, 35]

 bans on large gatherings and limit capacity in indoor spaces (e.g. target restaurants and entertainment sites, traditional markets, religious gatherings, and weddings)

5

[11, 22, 23, 34, 38]

 strengthen non-pharmaceutical intervention capacity

1

[31]

 wearing face masks

3

[17, 19, 32]

Vaccination

2

[31, 35]

Prevention of international spread

 prevention of long-distance dissemination, e.g. target flight passengers

1

[35]

 border controls

1

[32]