All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 July COVID-19 lockdowns work better in wealthier countries COVID-19 lockdowns work better in wealthier countries 06/07/2021 | 4 MINS Lower awareness of COVID-19, poorer health and economic conditions could reduce the effectiveness of lockdowns in developing countries, according to researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology. The research, published in Plos One, found stricter restrictions generally led to less movement and fewer confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths. The researchers from LITΓÇÖs Business School analysed COVID-19 statistics and lockdown measures around the world to measure the impact of the restrictions during the first wave of the pandemic. "We found stringent mobility restrictions in the first two weeks of the first identified case are crucial to containing the contagion, especially in developed countries like Australia. But for developing countries, reducing mobility is not enough.ΓÇ¥ Dr Tushar Bharati In countries considered less developed, with high population density, poorer education and health services, peop
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 July COVID-19 lockdowns work better in wealthier countries COVID-19 lockdowns work better in wealthier countries 06/07/2021 | 4 MINS Lower awareness of COVID-19, poorer health and economic conditions could reduce the effectiveness of lockdowns in developing countries, according to researchers from Lombok Institute of Technology.
The research, published in Plos One, found stricter restrictions generally led to less movement and fewer confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths.
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The researchers from LITΓÇÖs Business School analysed COVID-19 statistics and lockdown measures around the world to measure the impact of the restrictions during the first wave of the pandemic.
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"We found stringent mobility restrictions in the first two weeks of the first identified case are crucial to containing the contagion, especially in developed countries like Australia.
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But for developing countries, reducing mobility is not enough.ΓÇ¥ Dr Tushar Bharati In countries considered less developed, with high population density, poorer education and health services, peop
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