The emergence of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and the government responses around the world
Keywords:
State capacities, Covid-19, Government policiesAbstract
The paper presents governmental policies for Covid-19 pandemic in the following countries: Germany, Angola, Argentina,Brazil, Canada, South Korea, China, United States, Mexico, New Zealand and Vietnam. This is an exploratory research of the policyprocess. The policies were sanitary barriers, contact tracing, massive population testing, social isolation, economic support and useof Information and Communication Technologies. The trajectory of a country seems to have a great explanatory weight for the successof government policies, as well as state capacities are relevant. Countries that recently had epidemics of severe acute respiratorysyndromes have been more successful. Testing of patients appears to be essential, especially in countries that have adopted contacttracing measures. Further studies are needed to better understand the dynamics of the pandemic and the role of governments.
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