March 19, 2020

Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• This article displays the COVID-19 Risk Assessment for mass gatherings tool developed by WHO, and highlights the importance of using it as a resource when canceling events and clearly communicating the justification. 

McCloskey et al. (Mar 19, 2020). Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma. Lancet. https://www.thelancet.com/lancet/article/s0140-6736(20)30681-4