What are the smart COVID-19 containment options for developing countries?
Khan, A.
(28 May 2020)
What are the smart COVID-19 containment options for developing countries?
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
What are the smart COVID-19 containment options for developing countries? Adnan Q. Khan (LSE) writes that the pandemic has pushed policymakers there into an environment of great uncertainty. Not surprisingly, many governments have been emulating the policies of other countries before them. However, while continuing with blanket enforcement of lockdown measures may temporarily stop the spread of the virus, it could quickly generate a new kind of crisis in the form of a rise in non-COVID diseases, deprivation, and hunger, especially in the developing world.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Author(s) |
| Departments |
LSE > Academic Departments > School of Public Policy LSE > Research Centres > International Growth Centre |
| Date Deposited | 02 Jun 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104667 |