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

Abstract

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