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Table 1 Results of the KSA-IBM for all the simulated scenarios (from June 21, 2020, to June 21, 2021). The table shows the number of reported cases, hospitalized cases, and deaths. The number in the bracket represents the 95% credible interval

From: Estimating the effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions to mitigate COVID-19 spread in Saudi Arabia

Scenario

Reported cases

(95% CI)

Hospitalizations

(95% CI)

Deaths

(95% CI)

Mask-wearing and physical distancing not enforced

 Mask 0%| Distancing 0%

(Remote education)

2,832,645

(2,164,487–3,664,242)

368,244

(281,383–476,351)

45,889

(35,065–59,361)

 Mask 0%| Distancing 0%

(In-person education)

4,824,065

(3,673,775–6,335,423)

627,128

(477,591–823,605)

78,150

(59,515–102,634)

Enforced mask-wearing and physical distancing

 Mask 50% | Distancing 50%

697,311

(519,984–917,690)

90,650

(67,598–119,300)

11,296

(8424–14,867)

 Mask 80% | Distancing 50%

397,361

(347,641–509,685)

51,657

(45,193–66,259)

6437

(5632–8257)

 Mask 50% | Distancing 70%

360,308

(330,392–418,019)

46,840

(42,951–54,342)

5837

(5352–6772)

 Mask 80% | Distancing 70%

304,858

(298,169–316,210)

39,632

(38,762–41,107)

4939

(4830–5123)

 Mask 20% | Distancing 20%

Contact tracing 50%

1,354,458

(904,170–2,005,074)

176,080

(117,542–260,660)

21,942

(14,648–32,482)

 Mask 20% | Distancing 20%|

Contact tracing 70%

616,643

(473,405–864,682)

80,164

(61,543–112,409)

9990

(7669–14,008)

Resuming in-person educationa

 In-person education

(No NPIs in schools)a

4,801,416

(3,816,009–6,258,459)

624,184

(496,081–813,600)

77,783

(61,819–101,387)

 In-person education

(Mask 50% | Distancing 50% in schools)

3,539,897

(2,859,676–4,488,397)

460,187

(371,758–583,492)

57,346

(46,327–72,712)

 In-person education

(Mask 70% | Distancing 70% in schools)

2,304,308

(1,790,133–3,086,625)

299,560

(232,717–401,261)

37,330

(29,100–50,013)

Lifting international travel banb

 International travel ban lifted

(No quarantine)a

3,062,395

(2,758,885–3,476,121)

398,111

(358,655–451,896)

49,611

(44,694–56,313)

 International travel ban lifted

(Quarantine: 50%)a

384,100

(346,977–469,237)

49,933

(45,107–61,001)

6222

(5621–7602)

 International travel ban lifted

(Quarantine: 80%)a

349,409

(327,304–400,363)

45,423

(42,550–52,047)

5660

(5302–6486)

  1. aThe model scenario has compliance with mandatory mask-wearing, and physical distancing set to 50%, and contact tracing to 50% of reported cases