TY - JOUR
AU - Bruinen de Bruin, Yuri
AU - Lequarre, Anne-Sophie
AU - McCourt, Josephine
AU - Clevestig, Peter
AU - Pigazzani, Filippo
AU - Zare Jeddi, Maryam
AU - Colosio, Claudio
AU - Goulart, Margarida
PY - 2020
DA - August
TI - Initial impacts of global risk mitigation measures taken during the combatting of the COVID-19 pandemic
JO - Safety Science
VL - 128
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104773
AB - 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 limit the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known to cause the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This overview gathers lessons learnt, providing an update on the current knowledge for authorities, sectors and first responders on the effectiveness of said measures, 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.
PB - Elsevier
UR - https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/a8f3ef33-af67-4681-8f02-3bf509156b76
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER