COVID-19-We urgently need to start developing an exit strategy

被引:47
作者
Petersen, Eskild [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Wasserman, Sean [4 ,5 ]
Lee, Shui-Shan [6 ]
Go, Unyeong [7 ]
Holmes, Allison H. [8 ]
Al-Abri, Seif [9 ]
McLellan, Susan [10 ]
Blumberg, Lucille [11 ]
Tambyah, Paul [12 ]
机构
[1] Univ Aarhus, Fac Hlth Sci, Inst Clin Med, Aarhus, Denmark
[2] Univ Pavia, Dept Mol Med, Pavia, Italy
[3] European Soc Clin Microbiol & Infect Dis ESCMID, Task Force Emerging Infect, Basel, Switzerland
[4] Groote Schuur Hosp, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis & HIV Med, Cape Town, South Africa
[5] Univ Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
[6] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Stanley Ho Ctr Emerging Infect Dis, Shatin, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[7] Int TB Res Ctr, Changwon Si, South Korea
[8] Imperial Coll London, Natl Inst Hlth, Res Hlth Protect Res Unit Healthcare Associated I, Hammersmith Campus, London, England
[9] Minist Hlth, Directorate Gen Dis Control & Prevent, Muscat, Oman
[10] Univ Texas Med Branch, Biocontainment Treatment Unit, Biosafety Res Related Infect Pathogens, Galveston, TX 77555 USA
[11] Natl Inst Communicable Dis, Johannesburg, South Africa
[12] Natl Univ Singapore Hosp, Dept Med, Div Infect Dis, Univ Med Cluster, Singapore, Singapore
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10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.035
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
Aim: The purpose of this perspective is to review the options countries have to exit the draconian "lockdowns" in a carefully staged manner. Methods: Experts from different countries experiencing Corona Virus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) reviewed evidence and country-specific approaches and the results of their interventions. Results: Three factors are essential: 1. Reintroduction from countries with ongoing community transmission; 2. The need for extensive testing capacity and widespread community testing, and 3. An adequate supply of personal protective equipment, PPE, to protect health care workers. Discussed at length are lifting physical distancing, how to open manufacturing and construction, logistics, and the opening of higher educational institutions and schools. The use of electronic surveillance is considered. Conclusion: Each country should decide on the best path forward. However, we can learn from each other, and the approaches are, in reality, very similar. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of International Society for Infectious Diseases.
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