Lack of local context led to gaps in implementing COVID-19 policies across the Indo-Pacific

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There were substantial gaps between global guidance on COVID-19 contact tracing and quarantine and what happened at a national and local level in countries across the Indo-Pacific, according to Australian research. The study examined the first two years of contact tracing and quarantine measures and found that while most countries adopted global guidance on contact tracing policies, modifications to local contexts were minimal, resulting in implementation gaps.

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Organisation/s: The Australian National University, The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney

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