Guidance on Easing Lockdown: Considerations for easing public health and social measures including lockdown in African Union Member States

In response to the first cases of coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) reported on the continent, many African Union
Member States implemented large-scale public health and
social measures (PHSM) rapidly. These measures were aimed
at reducing transmission and the number of new cases being
reported, protecting the most vulnerable populations, and allowing
time for countries to ramp up critical healthcare and diagnostic
services. While these quick actions bought time for Member States,
the negative socio-economic impacts are being felt widely, and
countries are now exploring how best to ease these measures back
while still managing the outbreak.