Lessons for Resilience
Consider risk assessments to examine the requirements for the options for easing lockdown whilst supressing the spread of COVID-19
Topic:
Governance
Keywords:
Risk and security
Content:
Lockdown could be eased through:
- Gradual school reopening because children are at low risk, and there are high economic and educational costs to school closure
- Gradual return to work with younger people first (age segmentation) as they are relatively less at risk of COVID-19 than older people
- Gradual return to work by sector/workplace (sector segmentation) as some pose less risky than others
- Gradual release of lockdown by geography (geographic segmentation) as COVID-19 cases and NHS capacity vary across regions
Consider risk assessments for each of these options, since there are challenges with each e.g. cross-sector supply chains limit the benefits of sector segmentation.
Consider the following factors in the assessment:
- Costs vs. benefits
- How quickly can it be done?
- Will it be seen as fair?
- How practical is it?
- Can it be enforced?
Source link(s):
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United Kingdom,
India
https://institute.global/sites/default/files/inline-files/A%20Sustainable%20Exit%20Strategy%2C%20Managing%20Uncertainty%2C%20Minimising%20Harm.pdf