The COVID-19 pandemic began in late 2019 and was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020. To decrease the spread of the virus and demand on the healthcare system, governments globally executed multiple public health measures including lockdown, social distancing, significant closure of the economy, as well as curbing domestic and international travel.
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