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Lockdowns in large African cities are not the same as in China, Italy, or the United States.
All are displaying the courage, sacrifice, and dedication that will see us through the next 12-18 months of lockdowns.
But over time, the state-by-state lockdowns gradually eased – both officially and unofficially – with much less uniformity than the original freeze.
Moreover, cash transfers should be targeted at the most affected areas, such as large cities, where high population density accelerates contagion and lockdowns are concentrated.
During this extraordinary period of social distancing and lockdowns, arguing about work incentives makes even less sense.
Naturally, governments are working to protect their own populations first, including by closing their borders and imposing quarantines and lockdowns.
Even if they were enforceable, lockdowns in these situations would mean starvation for many people.
Both economies experienced comparable contractions during their respective lockdowns, which came one quarter later for the US.
Infections have risen so sharply in France, Kenya, and Spain that new lockdowns may be imminent.
The first sudden stop involves the economic paralysis stemming from the lockdowns imposed to protect public health.
And many lack regular access to basic services like drinking water and electricity, while lockdowns have ended vital school-based meal programs.
By contrast, if the epidemic was on the decline, we could begin to plan for what follows society-wide lockdowns: mass testing for the virus and its antibodies to determine who may already be immune.
On one hand, quarantine measures harm the economy directly; on the other hand, premature relaxation of lockdowns leads to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
Now that some countries are beginning to emerge from lockdowns, their leaders have a unique opportunity to reshape the economy to provide better, greener, and more equitable outcomes for all.
After all, at the most fundamental level, that is what lockdowns and other social-distancing protocols have eliminated: people’s ability to “do and achieve” what they want.
The power of such a machine-for-man model has been evident during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
But the lockdowns – a third of the world’s population is sitting idle at home – show that agency gained can be suddenly and drastically reduced.
Emerging Economies Should Build Back GreenerWASHINGTON, DC – While lockdowns have slowed the spread of the coronavirus in many countries, their economic impact has been devastating.
Because of lockdowns, sickness, and lost incomes, hunger will rise.
The first step is to observe precisely how markets are opening after months of social distancing and economic lockdowns.
In any case, the current recovery is likely to slow in the coming weeks, owing to a fresh round of business lockdowns.
Declining remittances and sharply falling export and tourism revenues have battered many other developing economies as well, even those with less stringent lockdowns.
To confront the pandemic, many governments have imposed stay-at-home orders and even strict lockdowns, bringing the global economy nearly to a standstill.
And, indeed, the experiences of China, Singapore, and South Korea show that resolute containment measures – such as lockdowns and contact tracing – can be effective in slashing new COVID-19 infections.
But lockdowns cannot last forever, and COVID-19 is unlikely to disappear on its own.
Draconian containment efforts – lockdowns, transportation bans, and restrictions on public assembly – are producing a shock to the real economy, with devastating consequences for businesses, their workers, and the financial sector.
Many economists and psychologists will warn that a lengthy period of de facto home detention will damage people’s financial and mental health, while epidemiologists will argue that maintaining lockdowns will help to flatten the contagion curve more quickly.
And the unprecedented lockdowns in response to the pandemic – with measures ranging from voluntary self-isolation to possible fines or jail terms for those breaking the rules – are a major test of the extent to which entire populations can adhere to strict government measures.
By contrast, the total lockdowns in France, Italy, and Spain will work only for much shorter periods.
While it would be irresponsible to relax lockdown rules prematurely, blanket lockdowns, which include prohibitions on all outdoor activities, may be counterproductive, because they increase the psychological and economic costs of compliance for people and governments alike.
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