- A universal mask-wearing requirement when workers leave their homes (as masks and homemade face coverings are comparatively cheap, and such a policy is likely feasible for almost all countries to implement);
- Targeted social isolation of the elderly and other at-risk groups, while permitting productive individuals with lower-risk profiles to continue working;
- Improving access to clean water, hand-washing, and sanitation, and other policies to decrease the viral load; and
- Widespread social influence and information campaigns to encourage behaviours that slow the spread of disease but do not undermine economic livelihoods. This could include restrictions on the size of religious and social gatherings or programs to encourage community and religious leaders to endorse safer behaviours and communicate them clearly.’
Friday 10 April 2020
Leaders in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America need to look carefully at alternative policies
‘Some possibilities include:
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