stringency index

WHY IN NEWS?

Stringency Index prepared by the Oxford University has found that India indeed had one of the strongest lockdown measures in the world — at a 100 score.

ABOUT 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, public transport, stay-at-home policies.
• It provides an overlay of countries’ deaths and their stringency score. Some countries saw their deaths just begin to flatten as they reached their highest stringency, such as Italy, Spain, or France.
• In some countries deaths has not decreased even after some stringent measures as in UK, India and US.
• The Stringency Index is a number from 0 to 100 that reflects these indicators. A higher index score indicates a higher level of stringency.