Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London, UK.
Healthy London Partnership, London, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2021 Apr 12;43(1):42-46. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdaa104.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge governments and policymakers worldwide. They have rightfully prioritised reducing the spread of the virus through social distancing interventions. However, shuttered business and widespread restrictions on travel and mobility have led to an economic collapse with increasing uncertainty of how quickly recovery will be achieved.
The authors carried out a review of publicly available information on the economic intervention's countries have put in place to ameliorate the impact of COVID-19.
The strategies and scale of economic interventions have been broad, ranging from 2.5% to a reported 50% of Gross Domestic Product.
Numerous countries are beginning to ease lockdown restrictions and restart economies in different ways. There is therefore evolving, real-world data that should be used dynamically by governments and policymakers. The strategies on restarting the economy must be balanced against the uncertainty of a possible second wave of COVID-19. A nuanced approach to easing restrictions needs to take into account not only immediate risk to life but longer-term risks of widening inequalities and falling life expectancy.
COVID-19 大流行继续给全球各国政府和政策制定者带来挑战。他们理所当然地优先考虑通过社会隔离干预措施来减少病毒的传播。然而,商业活动停摆和对旅行及流动性的广泛限制导致经济崩溃,而且恢复速度的不确定性越来越大。
作者对各国为减轻 COVID-19 影响而采取的经济干预措施进行了公开信息审查。
经济干预措施的策略和规模广泛,从国内生产总值的 2.5%到报告的 50%不等。
许多国家开始以不同的方式放松封锁限制并重启经济。因此,各国政府和政策制定者应该使用正在不断发展的现实世界数据。重启经济的策略必须平衡应对 COVID-19 可能出现第二波疫情的不确定性。放宽限制需要采取细致入微的方法,不仅要考虑到当前对生命的威胁,还要考虑到不平等加剧和预期寿命下降的长期风险。