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Lan Yao1,2, Lotfi Aleya3, Emanuel Goldman4
1Department of Nutrition and Health Sciences, College of Health, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA.
Abstract:
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year and the omicron variant becomes dominant, we propose an alternative strategy for dealing with COVID-19, called hybrid lockdown, that is, the combination of lockdown (the centralized and organized lockdown of the high-risk population) and free mobility (normal mobility) of the low-risk population. Such an approach will enable a country or region, especially with a high population density, to achieve significant prevention and control the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic at the least cost.
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