Canada's Decentralized "Human-Driven" Approach During the Early COVID-19 Pandemic

©Gregory Hansen, Amelie Cyr. Originally published in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance (http://publichealth.jmir.org), 23.12.2020..

A country's early response to a pandemic is critical for controlling the disease outbreak. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of southeast Asian countries adopted centralized, coordinated, rapid, and comprehensive approaches that involved smart technology (the "techno-driven" approach). In comparison, Canada's approach appeared to be decentralized, uncoordinated, and slow, and it focused on educating citizens and enhancing social and human capital (the "human-driven" approach). We propose that in future pandemics, early and coordinated "techno-driven" approaches should receive more careful consideration to curtail outbreaks; however, these approaches must be balanced with protecting individuals' freedoms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

Enthalten in:

JMIR public health and surveillance - 6(2020), 4 vom: 23. Dez., Seite e20343

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hansen, Gregory [VerfasserIn]
Cyr, Amelie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coronavirus infection
Journal Article
Public health

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Date Completed 05.01.2021

Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2196/20343

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318808285