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

Type Journal Article Author Eskild Petersen Author Sean Wasserman Author Shui-Shan Lee Author Unyeong Go Author AllisonH. Holmes Author Seif Al-Abri Author Susan McLellan Author Lucille Blumberg Author Paul Tambyah URL https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)30251-4/pdf Rights CCBY-NC-NDlicense(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Series International Journal of Infectious Diseases 96 (2020) 233–239 Pages 1-7 Publication International Journal of Infectious Diseases / ELSEVIER Date 14/04/2020 DOI 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.035 Abstract Aim:Thepurposeofthisperspectiveistoreviewtheoptionscountrieshavetoexitthedraconian“lockdowns”inacarefullystagedmanner.Methods:ExpertsfromdifferentcountriesexperiencingCoronaVirusInfectiousDisease2019(COVID-19)reviewedevidenceandcountry-specificapproachesandtheresultsoftheirinterventions.Results:Threefactorsareessential:1.Reintroductionfromcountrieswithongoingcommunitytransmission;2.Theneedforextensivetestingcapacityandwidespreadcommunitytesting,and3.Anadequatesupplyofpersonalprotectiveequipment,PPE,toprotecthealthcareworkers.Discussedatlengthareliftingphysicaldistancing,howtoopenmanufacturingandconstruction,logistics,andtheopeningofhighereducationalinstitutionsandschools.Theuseofelectronicsurveillanceisconsidered.Conclusion:Eachcountryshoulddecideonthebestpathforward.However,wecanlearnfromeachother,andtheapproachesare,inreality,verysimilar.©2020TheAuthors.PublishedbyElsevierLtdonbehalfofInternationalSocietyforInfectiousDiseases.ThisisanopenaccessarticleundertheCCBY-NC-NDlicense(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)