Am 7. Mai hat die UN Economic Commission for Africa online eine globale Debatte über Exitstrategien aus dem Lockdown in mindestens 42 afrikanischen Ländern organisiert. Die Beiträge der Teilnehmer können auf YouTube nachvollzogen werden. Wir dokumentieren an dieser Stelle die Eingangspräsentation sowie den Report über Exitstrategien, die beide heruntergeladen werden können.
Governments across the world are now confronted with the major challenge of putting in place appropriate exit strategies to come out of COVID-19 lockdown measures. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa estimates that one full month of lockdown across Africa would cost the continent about 2.5% of its annual GDP (US$65 billion). In effort to limit the spread of the virus, at least 42 African countries implemented partial or full lockdowns. Several factors will undoubtedly affect each country’s exit strategy. Further, any exit strategy will need to balance the preservation of lives, whilst alleviating economic challenges and continuing to supress the spread of the virus. Some countries are beginning to announce their plans to exit and the debate around the benefit of lockdowns continues.
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