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 …

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID … have applied in 2020 nonpharmaceutical interventions to control the diffusion of the novel coronavirus within cities, such …. The policy response of lockdown has in theory the main goal, as containment measure, to reduce the impact of infectious …