Without rapid and effective global cooperation, the world may not exit this crisis safely at all, says Ngaire Woods and Rajaie Batniji.
The first crucial element of a COVID-19 exit strategy is massive testing , so that healthy people can return to work and those who are infected can get appropriate treatment.
The reagents used to extract virus RNA from collected cells are produced mainly by Qiagen, a German company with a complex global supply chain. The solution is to increase cooperation in production and distribution, using global supply chains as effectively as possible, and pooling resources and equipment so that they can be allocated as the need for them shifts from one country to another.READ: Commentary: China billionaires a force to be reckoned with in global COVID-19 fight - and moreA second component of an exit strategy is effective disease surveillance and control.
Hesitant countries should cooperate fast to adapt surveillance tools to the need to protect civil rights. This will require transparent oversight, clear principles of fairness , robust data protection, and audits of the algorithms used.Third, a global COVID-19 exit strategy would be safest with an effective vaccine. Fortunately, international scientific cooperation is accelerating progress toward developing one.
As South Korea has shown, an early COVID-19 warning enables a government to react rapidly by ramping up testing and engaging the whole population in contact tracing and containment, thereby potentially reducing the economic and social costs of an outbreak.
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