Initial impacts of global risk mitigation measures taken during the combatting of the COVID-19 pandemic

This paper presents an analysis of risk mitigation measures taken by countries around the world facing the current COVID-19 outbreak. In light of the current pandemic the authors collated and clustered (using harmonised terminology) the risk mitigation measures taken around the globe in the combat to contain, and since March 11 2020, to limiting the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known to cause the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This overview gathers lessons learnt, provides an update on the current knowledge for authorities, sectors and first responders on the effectiveness and may allow enhanced prevention, preparedness and response for future outbreaks. Various measures such as mobility restrictions, physical distancing, hygienic measures, socio economic restrictions, communication and international support mechanisms have been clustered and are reviewed in terms of the nature of the actions taken and their qualitative early-perceived impact. At the time of writing, it is still too premature to express the quantitative effectiveness of each risk mitigation cluster, but it seems that the best mitigation results are reported when applying a combination of voluntary and enforceable measures.

BRUINEN DE BRUIN Yuri;  LEQUARRE Anne Sophie;  MCCOURT Josephine;  CLEVESTIG Peter;  PIGAZZANI Filipo;  ZARE JEDDI Maryam;  COLOMBO Claudio;  GOULART DE MEDEIROS Margarida; 

2020-04-23

ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

JRC120442

0925-7535 (online),   

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753520301703?via%3Dihub,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC120442,   

10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104773 (online),