US states have implemented lockdown measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. We assess the impact of state policy … associated with social distancing. We find that lockdown measures are effective in alleviating disease severity, but yield …

, comparing the results for the two countries, it appears that in the summer the partial-lockdown in Kyrgyzstan was just as … effective as the full lockdown in Kazakhstan at reducing the growth rate. Therefore as a policy recommendation, and to avoid the … economic impact of a full lockdown, these countries should stick with partial lockdowns. Lastly, a conservative counterfactual …

have applied in 2020 nonpharmaceutical interventions to control the diffusion of the novel coronavirus within cities, such … of 2020 in countries applying a longer period of lockdown (i.e., about two months) is about -21%, whereas it is -13% in …The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID …