Health and Fitness

Impact of the Euro 2020 championship on the spread of COVID-19

J. Dehning, S. B. Mohr, et al.

This groundbreaking study by Jonas Dehning and colleagues uncovers that the UEFA Euro 2020 football championship contributed approximately 840,000 COVID-19 cases across 12 countries, with significant impacts particularly in Scotland and England. Dive into the quantitative analysis that offers valuable insights into managing large-scale events during a pandemic.

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Abstract

This paper investigates the impact of the UEFA Euro 2020 football championship on the spread of COVID-19 across 12 participating countries. Using Bayesian modeling and accounting for gender imbalance in COVID-19 data, the study attributes approximately 840,000 COVID-19 cases to the championship. The impact varied across countries, with the strongest effects observed in Scotland and England. The findings provide quantitative insights to help assess and mitigate the effects of large-scale events on pandemic spread.

Publisher

Nature Communications

Published On

Jan 18, 2023

Authors

Jonas Dehning, Sebastian B. Mohr, Sebastian Contreras, Philipp Dönges, Emil N. Iftekhar, Oliver Schulz, Philip Bechtle, Viola Priesemann

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