Open AccessThe first 8 weeks of the Austrian SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
Author(s) -
Angel,
Agata Łaszewska,
Gerald Haidinger,
Judit Simon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wiener klinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1613-7671
pISSN - 0043-5325
DOI - 10.1007/s00508-020-01804-9
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , epidemiology , pandemic , confidence interval , anxiety , depression (economics) , demography , relative risk , mental health , covid-19 , hygiene , environmental health , disease , psychiatry , infectious disease (medical specialty) , nursing , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV‑2) reached Austria in February 2020. This study aims to describe the first 8 weeks of the Austrian epidemic and reflect on the potential mental health consequences as known at that time.