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Open Access 01-12-2020 | COVID-19 | Commentary

COVID-19 response strategies: considering inequalities between and within countries

Authors: Lincoln Leehang Lau, Natalee Hung, Kendall Wilson

Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has been uncharted territory, and countries and governments have faced the challenge of implementing response strategies to manage local transmission. High-income settings have the resources to devote significant resources to testing, isolation, and contact tracing. Lower-income settings are pressured to emulate such initiatives, but often lack the resources and infrastructure to do so. We highlight the impact of these between-country inequalities, the within-country inequalities, and the potential magnification of unintended consequences due to COVID-19 control measures.

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Title: COVID-19 response strategies: considering inequalities between and within countries
Authors: Lincoln Leehang Lau
Natalee Hung
Kendall Wilson
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keyword: COVID-19
Published in: International Journal for Equity in Health / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01254-9

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