key: cord-0755244-n3a2plpy
authors: Lobo, Felix
title: Reply to “Integral management of COVID-19 in Madrid: Turning things around during the second wave”
date: 2021-03-12
journal: Lancet Reg Health Eur
DOI: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100066
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doc_id: 755244
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In spite of the soft measures " a la Barrington" taken by the regional government [4] , economic performance is not better than in many other Spanish regions. The authors argue that in 2nd Q growth was substantial in Madrid. But they fail to reveal that according to AIREF it fell behind the mean for Spain (16,4%), with 9 regions growing faster. The year-on-year decline in Madrid in the 3rd Q was À8.1 (the authors forget the minus sign); only slightly above the mean for Spain: À9.0%.

GDP fall in year 2020 in Madrid (a region but also a single province) is the eleventh worst out of 50 provinces: À10.5%. Close to the mean for Spain (À11.0%), one of the biggest decreases among all countries. [5] .

The response to the pandemic in Madrid still needs to be fully evaluated. My hypothesis is that there is no trade-off between public health and the economy. The economy does poorly as long as the virus is let to thrive.

Dr. Lobo has nothing to disclose

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