The Great Lockdown in the Wake of COVID-19 and Its Implications: Lessons for Low and Middle-Income Countries

The Great Lockdown in the Wake of COVID-19 and Its Implications: Lessons for Low and Middle-Income Countries

Concern for public health has been growing with the increasing volume of cases of COVID-19 in India. To combat this pandemic, India has implemented nationwide lockdowns, and unlocking phases continue with certain restrictions in different parts of the country. The lockdown has required people to ado...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 610
Main Authors: Panneer, Sigamani, Kantamaneni, Komali, Akkayasamy, Vigneshwaran Subbiah, Susairaj, A Xavier, Panda, Prasant Kumar, Acharya, Sanghmitra Sheel, Rice, Louis, Liyanage, Champika, Pushparaj, Robert Ramesh Babu
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 05-01-2022
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Subjects:
Agriculture
Case studies
Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Developing Countries
Economic activity
Economic conditions
Epidemics
Health risks
Humans
Influenza
Informal economy
Mental disorders
Mental health
Pandemics
Public health
Raw materials
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Search engines
Supply chains
India
COVID-19 pandemic
informal sector
health impact
migrants
low- and middle-income countries
the great lockdown
economic slowdown
public policy
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Summary:Concern for public health has been growing with the increasing volume of cases of COVID-19 in India. To combat this pandemic, India has implemented nationwide lockdowns, and unlocking phases continue with certain restrictions in different parts of the country. The lockdown has required people to adopt social-distance measures to minimize contacts in order to reduce the risks of additional infection. Nevertheless, the lockdown has already impacted economic activities and other dimensions of the health of individuals and society. Although many countries have helped their people through advanced welfare protection networks and numerous support aids, several emerging economies face specific difficulties to adapt to the pandemic due to vulnerable communities and scarce resources. However, certain lower-income countries need more rigorous analysis to implement more effective strategies to combat COVID-19. Accordingly, the current systematic review addresses the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns in India in relation to health and the economy. This work also provides further information on health inequalities, eco-nomic and social disparities in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns and also contributes pragmatic suggestions for overcoming these challenges. These observations will be useful to the relevant local and national officials for improving and adopting novel strategies to face lockdown challenges.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19010610