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Activities undertaken for the purpose of earning profits.
''Governmental responses - COVID-19.''
 
Responses to pandemics to reduce spread of infective agents, including:
 
*School and workplace closures
*Cancellation of public events
*Restrictions on size of gatherings
*Closures of public transport
*Stay-at-home orders
*Restrictions on movement with countries and other regions
*Restrictions on international travel
 
 
Sometimes known generally as social distancing for softer responses or lockdown for more stringent ones.
 
 
Contrasted with more directly medical responses including testing, vaccine development and vaccination.


Larger businesses are normally undertaken by companies.  Smaller and medium-sized businesses are more commonly undertaken by sole traders or by partnerships.


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Business model]]
* [[Consumer Prices Index]]
* [[Profit]]
* [[COVID-19]]
* [[Trade]]
* [[Lockdown]]
* [[Recession]]
* [[Retail mobility index]]
* [[Transit mobility index]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 14:03, 9 September 2020

Governmental responses - COVID-19.

Responses to pandemics to reduce spread of infective agents, including:

  • School and workplace closures
  • Cancellation of public events
  • Restrictions on size of gatherings
  • Closures of public transport
  • Stay-at-home orders
  • Restrictions on movement with countries and other regions
  • Restrictions on international travel


Sometimes known generally as social distancing for softer responses or lockdown for more stringent ones.


Contrasted with more directly medical responses including testing, vaccine development and vaccination.


See also