Exit strategies from lockdowns due to COVID-19: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, countries have adopted various degrees of restrictive measures on people to reduce COVID-19 transmission. These measures have had significant social and economic costs. In the absence of therapeutics, and low vaccination coverage, strategies for a safe exit plan from a lockdown are required to mitigate the transmission and simultaneously re-open societies. Most countries have outlined or have implemented lockdown exit plans. The objective of this scoping review is to (a) identify and map the different strategies for exit from lockdowns, (b) document the effects of these exit strategies, and (c) discuss features of successful exit strategies based on the evidence.

Methods

A five-step approach was used in this scoping

SUBMITTER: Misra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8917328 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature