Tackling the invisible during COVID-19 urban prevention: insights on housing and mobility in Maputo, Mozambique

Mazzolini et al offer insights on housing and mobility in Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique acted promptly in the COVID-19 crisis. The response of the country was remarkable. Early closures through a level 3 emergency declaration in mid-March (to last at least until the end of May), hygiene and awarene...

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Published in:Town planning review 2021-01, Vol.92 (1), p.19-24
Main Authors: Mazzolini, Anna, Fedeli, Valeria, Concilio, Grazia, Tejada, Joaquin Romero de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Campaigns
Cities
Contagion
Containment
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Developing countries
Housing
Hygiene
Informal economy
LDCs
Low income groups
Mobility
Pandemics
Population
Prevention
Risk assessment
Rural areas
Tracking
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Summary:Mazzolini et al offer insights on housing and mobility in Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique acted promptly in the COVID-19 crisis. The response of the country was remarkable. Early closures through a level 3 emergency declaration in mid-March (to last at least until the end of May), hygiene and awareness campaigns and physical distancing measures allowed the government to buy time before the contagion spiked. A scientific commission is evaluating a model for risk assessment, risk containment and case tracking that avoids predicting the contagion curve based on external and decontextualised influences. If housing is at the centre of the battle against COVID-19 in low-income countries, it is indispensable to define the kind of housing that must be deployed.
ISSN:0041-0020
1478-341X
DOI:10.3828/tpr.2020.62