An alternative approach—combination of lockdown and open in fighting COVID-19 pandemics

Lan Yao; Lotfi Aleya; Emanuel Goldman; J. Carolyn Graff; Weikuan Gu

doi:10.1007/s11356-022-23438-2

An alternative approach—combination of lockdown and open in fighting COVID-19 pandemics

Lan Yao, Lotfi Aleya, Emanuel Goldman, J. Carolyn Graff, Weikuan Gu

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Abstract

As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year and the omicron variant becomes dominant, we propose an alternative strategy for dealing with COVID-19, called hybrid lockdown, that is, the combination of lockdown (the centralized and organized lockdown of the high-risk population) and free mobility (normal mobility) of the low-risk population. Such an approach will enable a country or region, especially with a high population density, to achieve significant prevention and control the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at the least cost.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	82611-82614
Number of pages	4
Journal	Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Volume	29
Issue number	54
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23438-2
State	Published - Nov 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Environmental Chemistry
Pollution
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Keywords

COVID-19
Lockdown
Omicron
Open
Pandemic

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