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COVID–19

Research and articles relating to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

In the media

Corriere della Sera

COVID, are there any alternatives to lockdown? A comparison between Italy and Europe on deaths, closures and GDP

Analysis compares European countries' GDPs, deaths and our stringency index (in Italian)

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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Health, education and public services

In the media

The Times

Only Venezuela and Lebanon have imposed stricter lockdown

Thomas Hale quoted in relation to the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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United Kingdom (UK)

In the media

Tagesspiegel

Which measures work against the virus?

Interactive analysis attempts to find out which policy measures are more effective against the virus and includes a quote by Thomas Hale (in German)

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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In the media

Daily Telegraph

Britain's Covid response ranked one of toughest in the world

Article mentions the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. Thomas Hale is quoted

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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Global governance

United Kingdom (UK)

In the media

Daily Mail

Britain's coronavirus lockdown is one of the toughest in the world with Ireland the only stricter Western nation, study reveals

Article uses data from the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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Global governance

United Kingdom (UK)

In the media

Corriere della Sera

COVID-19 vaccines, lockdowns and variants: how the world is fighting the pandemic

World map visualisation comparing lockdown stringency, vaccination progress and new variants distribution uses data from our Stringency Index (in Italian)

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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Global governance

Figure 1: Graphical representation of OxCGRT Stringency Index plotted against frequency of visits to non-essential retail services, according to Google Mobility Reports. Different colours represent different countries.

Blog

22 February 2021

Does lockdown policy influence public behaviour? Combining our government response tracker with Google mobility data

An analysis of the population's movement compared to the government's pandemic rules.

Digital, Cyber and AI

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COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

In the media

The Walrus

What does “lockdown” even mean anymore?

Canadian magazine mentions the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker and quotes Emily Cameron-Blake

Emily Cameron-Blake

COVID-19 Government Response Tracker

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Global governance

In the media

BBC Radio 4

Britain's economic recovery post-pandemic

Ngaire Woods is a guest on the PM programme to discuss Britain's economic recovery post-pandemic (around 06:36 on clock)

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United Kingdom (UK)