Thinking strategically for COVID-19: suppress and lift, to flatten or to crush?

摘要

A perfect strategy to tackle COVID-19 does not exist, but it is timely for countries to consider an endgame. This includes moving on from a mindset of immediate response towards a long-term strategy, necessarily updated with the developing evidence. The chaotic response and squandering of time seen in several countries throughout February and March 2020 should not be repeated.