The Briefing Room - Easing the lockdown

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Some countries have opened schools, hairdressers and small non-food shops. David Aaronovitch asks what has guided those tentative first steps and whether the lockdown can be eased safely.

What have we learnt about the behaviour and epidemiology of the virus and how might that inform decisions in the UK?

He also quizzes experts about how long it could take to end the lockdown fully, and whether some form of social distancing could be in place for many months to come.

Contributors:

Dr Nathalie MacDermott, Imperial College London

Dr Michael Tildesley, Warwick University

Prof Hans Joern Kolmos, University of Southern Denmark

Prof Martin McKee, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Ngaire Woods, Blavatnik School of Government and Professor of Global Economic Governance at Oxford University

Producers: Kirsteen Knight, Darin Graham and Rosamund Jones
Editor: Jasper Corbett

Published on Thursday, 23rd April 2020.

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