Low Incidence Strategy

Inspiration: Re-Opening of economy & culture

What it does

In June/July of last year, Germany and many other European countries had reached a situation of low incidence after successfully bending the curves of the first surges of Covid-19. Restrictions were lifted progressively, and international travel was allowed again. When the numbers started to rise, first slowly, and then rapidly, non-pharmaceutical interventions were imposed late and reluctantly. The lack of both a structured exit strategy and a detailed plan for outbreak management steered many of the countries into difficult epidemiological situations and the next round of lockdowns. The No-COVID Strategy aims at a safe and sustainable re-opening of societies and economies. It suggests pursuing the No-COVID goal, and, once this goal has been reached, applying the Green Zone Strategy to protect it. Several countries have successfully implemented this approach, thereby making it possible for their populations to return to a nearly normal life. For the Federal Republic of Germany and other European countries, too, this path is feasible and desirable — in terms of health, economy, and society.