Beating Covid-19: the problem with national lockdowns

Bull, MJ

Abstract

Lockdowns have now become a fact of life for many countries across the world, but even if they succeed in halting the spread of Covid-19, are they sustainable? This piece argues that lockdowns pose major challenges for European countries and the approach pursued by South Korea may need to be explored as a long-term solution.

Citation

Bull, M. (2020). Beating Covid-19: the problem with national lockdowns

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 26, 2020
• Publication Date: Mar 26, 2020
• Deposit Date: May 22, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 22, 2020
• Journal: LSE EUROPP (European Politics and Policy)
• Publisher URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2020/03/26/beating-covid-19-the-problem-with-national-lockdowns/
• Related Public URLs: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
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