Oxford Releases Stringency Index
A Stringency Index created by Oxford University shows how strict a country’s measures were, and at what stage of the spread it enforced these. The Stringency Index has found that India indeed had one of the strongest lockdown measures in the world — at a 100 score since March 22.
Stringency Index
- It is among the metrics being used by the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker.
- The Tracker involves a team of 100 Oxford community members who have continuously updated a database of 17 indicators of government response.
- These indicators examine containment policies such as school and workplace closings, public events, ....
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