POLICY APPROACHS DURING COVID-19

Author – G. Loga Abivardhini, Student of PRESIDENCY UNIVERSITY, BENGALURU

Best Citation – G. Loga Abivardhini, POLICY APPROACHS DURING COVID-19, Law and Social Policy Review, 1 (1) of 2023, Pg. 22, ISBN – 978-81-960677-7-9.

ABSTRACT

The world has undergone an immense pressure during the covid 19 pandemic. It shook the entire world by ceasing the trade, communication, commerce across the line. The countries across which are enveloped under the trade and commerce were shook down by covid 19. People around the pole were quarantined by staying inside the home without any gain for their daily bread. The government of many countries were struggling hard to put up with the pandemic, but it all gone vain. The officials of the countries undergone many general meetings, discussions to go through the pandemic and the situations faced by the world, although undergoing all those remedies the pandemic till prevailed. All the countries had gone through the many policies which had been implemented during pandemic. Models have played an important role in policy development to address the COVID-19 outbreak from its emergence in China to the current global pandemic. Early projections of international spread influenced travel restrictions and border closures. Model projections based on the virus’s infectiousness demonstrated its pandemic potential, which guided the global response to and prepared countries for increases in hospitalisations and deaths. Tracking the impact of distancing and movement policies and behaviour changes has been critical in evaluating these decisions. Models have provided insights into the epidemiological differences between higher and lower income countries, as well as vulnerable population groups within countries to help design fit-for-purpose policies. Economic evaluation and policies have combined epidemic models and traditional economic models to address the economic consequences of COVID-19, which have informed policy calls for easing restrictions. Social contact and mobility models have allowed evaluation of the pathways to safely relax mobility restrictions and distancing measures. Finally, models can consider future end-game scenarios, including how suppression can be achieved and the impact of different vaccination strategies.