Lessons learned from COVID-19 crisis: Improving protection through early response, rapid tracking and impact monitoring

Medical Xpress December 9, 2024
Pasteur Institute

Scientific experts from 13 Western European countries have recently completed a review of key lessons learned from the way the COVID-19 pandemic was handled. Two key findings have emerged. Firstly, death rates were lower in countries that took measures early. Secondly, the need for a surveillance system capable of quickly tracking the community spread of a virus and its impact on hospitals was identified.

In September 2023, the Institut Pasteur invited experts involved in managing the COVID-19 crisis in 13 Western European countries to a meeting in Paris. The brief was to review the health crisis and identify lessons that could be learned from it to prepare for future health crises triggered by pandemics. These discussions culminated in a paper...

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