The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
Since early 2020, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has spread to most countries and territories around the world. For many countries, the second wave of infections is turning out to be more serious than the first. Notwithstanding the global spre...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/292341609961992568/The-Spread-of-COVID-19-and-Policy-Responses http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35010 |
| Summary: | Since early 2020, the COVID-19
(coronavirus) pandemic has spread to most countries and
territories around the world. For many countries, the second
wave of infections is turning out to be more serious than
the first. Notwithstanding the global spread of the virus,
public policy responses have varied across countries and
regions. This brief analyzes the spread of COVID-19 and the
effectiveness of policy efforts to contain the disease
across a large number of countries. The findings suggest
that public health measures - especially testing - and
economic support policies are associated with effective
containment of the disease, and thus are supporting
fundamental prerequisites for a resumption of normalcy. This
brief examines the evolution of COVID-19 and public policy
responses across country groups around the world; presents
an econometric analysis of the relationship between the
spread of infections and the policy responses; and concludes
with main policy implications. |
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