This is a table comparing measures taken against #COVID19 by various countries. It is maintained by Containment Now, a grassroots organization that advocates a containment strategy to suppress and/or eliminate the coronavirus, as pursued by countries such as South-Korea and Germany. Our Dutch website: Containment Nu.
Please do read our 5 point plan to suppress the virus permanently. Also, read why the Dutch mitigation strategy is ineffective and inhumane.
Below, you will find a broad overview of containment measures as implemented by various countries, based on publicly available data, as known to us on August 2nd, 2020. Corrections, questions and additions (including data for other countries) can be directed at monitor@containmentnu.nl. If you want to support our work, please consider making a donation.
| The Netherlands | Sweden | Germany | South-Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Strategy | ||||
| Political commitment to suppression / containment | No / barely. See analysis (point 5). | No | Yes | Yes |
| Official strategy per 2020/08/01 | Mitigation (read analysis) | Unofficial herd immunity | Containment / zero covid | Containment / zero covid |
| 2. Alert levels and control measures | ||||
| Triggers based on reported cases | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| National promotion of face masks for general public | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Mandatory face masks in public spaces | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Complete, timely & stable data | No (source) | Partial | Yes | Yes |
| PPE for all health care workers | No (source) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Quarantine for travelers from countries with high circulation | Voluntary (source) | No | Voluntary | Mandatory |
| Mandatory testing for travelers from countries with high circulation | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 3. Testing | ||||
| Testing without symptoms | No (source) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Nearby, closely-spaced testing | No (source) | No | Yes | Yes |
| Testing without appointment | No | No | No | Yes |
| Broad pro-active testing | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Test results within 24 hours | Sometimes | Sometimes | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduled preventive testing for healthcare workers, teachers | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sewage & population testing | Very limited | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
| 4. Tracing and isolation | ||||
| Same day follow-up | Sometimes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tracing 90% of contacts | No | No | No | Yes |
| Tracing for suspected infections | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Tracing toward full picture of infection routes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Locally adapted tracing & isolation monitoring | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Isolation mandatory under pain of law | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Publication of outbreaks and clusters | Limited | No | Yes | Yes |
| 5. Regionalization and Europeanization | ||||
| Regional adaptation of control measures based on alert level | Limited (source 1, source 2) | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
| Coordination and harmonization of policy with neighbours and EU | No | No | Limited | |
| Data | ||||
| Trend in IC admissions / positive tests (August 1) | Growth | Stable / unclear | Stable | Stable |