Preparing for a responsible lockdown exit strategy

Marius Gilbert; Mathias Dewatripont; Eric Muraille; Jean-Philippe Platteau; Michel Goldman

doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0871-y

Preparing for a responsible lockdown exit strategy

Nat Med. 2020 May;26(5):643-644. doi: 10.1038/s41591-020-0871-y.

Authors

Marius Gilbert¹, Mathias Dewatripont¹, Eric Muraille^{1

2}, Jean-Philippe Platteau², Michel Goldman³

Affiliations

¹ Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
² Université de Namur, Namur, Belgium.
³ Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. mgoldman@i3health.eu.

Abstract

In just a few weeks’ time, leaders across the globe will have to start making decisions about lifting lockdown policies, with considerable social, economic and political consequences. We propose a framework for what is arguably the most difficult health challenge that governments have faced since the beginning of this century: a responsible lockdown exit strategy.

MeSH terms

COVID-19
COVID-19 Testing
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / methods
Contact Tracing / legislation & jurisprudence
Contact Tracing / methods
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Decision Making* / ethics
Decision Making* / physiology
Government Employees / psychology
Government Regulation
Government*
Health Risk Behaviors
Humans
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Politics
Quarantine / methods*
Quarantine / organization & administration*
Risk Reduction Behavior
Social Isolation
Social Responsibility*
Strategic Planning / standards*