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Learning How to Reopen a Country After COVID-19 Shutdowns
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Apr 23, 2020 | 11:00 GMT
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Shoppers wearing face masks amid concerns over the COVID-19 novel coronavirus outbreak in a market in Seoul, South Korea, on March 14, 2020.
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Highlights
- As the economic price of lockdowns rise, governments are exploring ways to ease restrictions without exacerbating the public health crisis.
- Lessons on how to proceed can be gained from observing countries like Sweden and Belarus that have been relatively hands-off, and South Korea and Singapore, which have been relatively hands-on.
- Whether the lessons of South Korea can be applied in the West, however, remains to be seen.
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