University School of Management and Entrepreneurship, 231511Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, India.
Int J Health Serv. 2021 Jul;51(3):287-299. doi: 10.1177/0020731421994840. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
This paper investigates the epidemiology and public health response of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Nordic region. The data on cases and deaths due to COVID-19 were drawn from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The data on age- and sex-wise cases, deaths and intensive care unit (ICU) admissions, and public health interventions in the Nordic region through November 10, 2020, were obtained from respective countries' health ministries. Sweden accounted for 60.59% of cases (162 240 of 267 768 cases) and 81% of deaths (6057 of 7477 cases) in the Nordic region. The incidence rate for the Nordic region was 989.59 per 100 000, varying from 327.30 per 100 000 in Finland to 1616.51 per 100 000 in Sweden, and the mortality rate for the region was 27.63 per 100 000, ranging from 5.3 per 100 000 in Norway to 60.35 per 100 000 in Sweden. The case-fatality ratio of the Nordic region was 2.79%. Females were more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than males (52.30% vs 47.66%), while males had a greater proportion of deaths (54.7%) and ICU need (71.99%) than females. It is imperative to continue with social distancing, mandatory masks, testing, prohibition of mass gatherings, isolation of confirmed cases, and preventing the importation of cases from other countries to avoid the further resurgence of cases.
本文研究了新型冠状病毒感染（COVID-19）在北欧地区的流行病学和公共卫生应对措施。COVID-19 病例和死亡数据来自欧洲疾病预防控制中心。截至 2020 年 11 月 10 日，北欧地区各国卫生部提供了与年龄和性别相关的病例、死亡和重症监护病房（ICU）入院以及公共卫生干预措施的数据。瑞典占北欧地区病例的 60.59%（267768 例中的 162240 例）和死亡的 81%（7477 例中的 6057 例）。北欧地区的发病率为每 100000 人 989.59 例，范围从芬兰的每 100000 人 327.30 例到瑞典的每 100000 人 1616.51 例，死亡率为每 100000 人 27.63 例，范围从挪威的每 100000 人 5.30 例到瑞典的每 100000 人 60.35 例。北欧地区的病死率为 2.79%。女性比男性更容易感染 COVID-19（52.30%比 47.66%），而男性的死亡比例（54.7%）和需要 ICU 的比例（71.99%）高于女性。继续保持社交距离、强制戴口罩、检测、禁止集会、隔离确诊病例以及防止从其他国家输入病例，对于避免病例再次爆发至关重要。
