Preparing for a responsible lock down Exit strategy
In a few weeks' time, leaders across the globe will have to start making decisions about lifting lock down policies, with considerable economic, social and political consequences. It has been observed that several Asian countries have been successfully curbing pandemic through a combination of large -scale testing, contact tracing, isolation and quarantine in parallel with social distancing measures. The timing to open society is of utmost importance when considering an optimal exit strategy. Many societies have been considering opening when they have reached the 'post peak period'. Though there is no definition for the 'post peak period' to date, experts have shown to agree that a plateau of cases for two weeks may show that health care systems can cope with the number of Covid cases. However, the timing of reopening cannot be assumed to be the same among all countries, with Governments needing to take into account individual healthcare, economic and social consid