The European Commission today released a blueprint strategy that aims to ensure better coordination than during the earlier stages of the crisis, as well an exit roadmap. European economies are deeply integrated which makes coordination across Europe crucial.In China, two regions had to reimpose the lockdown in recent weeks.

Some countries that have managed the disease successfully up until now, including Singapore, have had to reinstate the stay-at-home instructions as cases surge again.It is important to remember that in 1918, the worst damage came in the second wave of the pandemic, meaning that timing will be critical to ensure the virus is contained, health services can cope, and the economy can recover.Both China and Korea have shown that the exit process is gradual and needs to be staged very carefully.South Korea has 600 drive through testing sites doing more than 10,000 tests a day.To enable the end of this lock-down, China has implemented measures including health certificates and temperature checks on people entering subways and workplaces.

The lockdown was lifted 76 days later on 8 th April, with over 3000 deaths.

China implemented a lockdown on 27 th January, when they had less than 600 cases and 17 deaths.

The Global Response and Moves Towards Exit Strategies Below please find key take-outs from our April 15 th conference call featuring Steve Foots, CEO of Croda, a FTSE 50 British chemicals company Amber Rudd, Teneo Senior Adviser and former Home Secretary Wolfango Piccoli Teneo’s Director of Research and Matt Lovering, Teneo Senior Managing Director and Head of Teneo's Transport and Mobility practice - chaired by Principal of Teneo’s Situations and Politics practice and former Downing Street Director of Politics and Communications, Craig Oliver.

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