The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses

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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Main Authors: Islamaj, Ergys, Kim, Young Eun, Le, Duong Trung
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
INFECTION RATE
MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS
DISEASE CONTROL
SCHOOL CLOSURE
VIRUS TESTING
ECONOMIC SUPPORT
SALARY SUBSIDIES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/292341609961992568/The-Spread-of-COVID-19-and-Policy-Responses
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spelling okr-10986-350102021-04-23T14:02:14Z The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses Islamaj, Ergys Kim, Young Eun Le, Duong Trung CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE INFECTION RATE MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS DISEASE CONTROL SCHOOL CLOSURE VIRUS TESTING ECONOMIC SUPPORT SALARY SUBSIDIES 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. 2021-01-12T15:25:23Z 2021-01-12T15:25:23Z 2021-01-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/292341609961992568/The-Spread-of-COVID-19-and-Policy-Responses http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35010 English Research and Policy Brief;No. 40 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief East Asia and Pacific Malaysia
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topic CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
INFECTION RATE
MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS
DISEASE CONTROL
SCHOOL CLOSURE
VIRUS TESTING
ECONOMIC SUPPORT
SALARY SUBSIDIES
spellingShingle CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
INFECTION RATE
MOBILITY RESTRICTIONS
DISEASE CONTROL
SCHOOL CLOSURE
VIRUS TESTING
ECONOMIC SUPPORT
SALARY SUBSIDIES
Islamaj, Ergys
Kim, Young Eun
Le, Duong Trung
The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Malaysia
relation Research and Policy Brief;No. 40
description 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.
format Brief
author Islamaj, Ergys
Kim, Young Eun
Le, Duong Trung
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Kim, Young Eun
Le, Duong Trung
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title The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
title_short The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
title_full The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
title_fullStr The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
title_full_unstemmed The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses
title_sort spread of covid-19 and policy responses
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/292341609961992568/The-Spread-of-COVID-19-and-Policy-Responses
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