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Devi Sridhar is Professor & Chair of Global Public Health,
at Edinburgh University Medical School.
her article in the Guardian -( Look Away @Essexyellows fact-based arguments in non- government supporting paper = dangerous left wing ranting)
has a plan for ending the lockdown
1) t is to aggressively identify where the virus is and break chains of transmission. This requires a “test, trace, isolate” policy that involves mass community testing, tracing those who had been in contact in the previous week with any individual testing positive, and putting all of those individuals into a mandatory quarantine. Governments and local municipalities would have to recruit and train foot soldiers to carry this out.
2) is to protect health and social care workers who are most at risk from contracting the virus and who are exposed to high viral loads during the course of doing their jobs.
3) constant surveillance of the virus using tracking systems to detect whether certain parts of the country are becoming hotspots and whether sub-populations, such as migrants living in close quarters, have a higher incidence of the virus.
4) blanket 14-day quarantines for any international arrivals .
5) is that clear and honest communication with the public is required to keep trust and compliance with the necessary policy guidance.
6) recognising that any “exit” strategy is not like a switch that means life will go back to pre-Covid days. A “new normal” will need to be adjusted to, which is likely to involve distancing whenever possible; possible temperature checks when entering public buildings and offices; and the use of face masks in public.
7) l lockdowns are not a solution by themselves.. They allow governments to buy time and use this time to massively increase important public health infrastructure.
Devi Sridhar is Professor & Chair of Global Public Health,
at Edinburgh University Medical School.
her article in the Guardian -( Look Away @Essexyellows fact-based arguments in non- government supporting paper = dangerous left wing ranting)
has a plan for ending the lockdown
1) t is to aggressively identify where the virus is and break chains of transmission. This requires a “test, trace, isolate” policy that involves mass community testing, tracing those who had been in contact in the previous week with any individual testing positive, and putting all of those individuals into a mandatory quarantine. Governments and local municipalities would have to recruit and train foot soldiers to carry this out.
2) is to protect health and social care workers who are most at risk from contracting the virus and who are exposed to high viral loads during the course of doing their jobs.
3) constant surveillance of the virus using tracking systems to detect whether certain parts of the country are becoming hotspots and whether sub-populations, such as migrants living in close quarters, have a higher incidence of the virus.
4) blanket 14-day quarantines for any international arrivals .
5) is that clear and honest communication with the public is required to keep trust and compliance with the necessary policy guidance.
6) recognising that any “exit” strategy is not like a switch that means life will go back to pre-Covid days. A “new normal” will need to be adjusted to, which is likely to involve distancing whenever possible; possible temperature checks when entering public buildings and offices; and the use of face masks in public.
7) l lockdowns are not a solution by themselves.. They allow governments to buy time and use this time to massively increase important public health infrastructure.
