Globally Easing Covid-19 Lockdowns

As many countries begin easing lockdowns, lessons emerge but not uniform standards while the economic outlook remains grim

By Marco Vicenzino

As numerous countries gradually emerge from more than two months of Covid-19 quarantines, many citizens will struggle to transition from lockdown limbo to the “new” normal and its accompanying realities. Political necessity, public pressure and economic survival demand the start of a basic re-opening process.

However, the brutal reality is that without a vaccine or effective treatments, the coronavirus…