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cord-302272-ahwyfn1n	Legkauskas, V.	Recommendations for ‘responsible behaviour’ is not a sufficient policy tool in public health emergencies	2020-05-01		.txt	text/plain	662	45	49	Letter to the Editor Recommendations for 'responsible behaviour' is not a sufficient policy tool in public health emergencies In response to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several countries including the USA, the UK, and Sweden initially relied on recommendations for 'responsible behaviour' of their citizens in reducing the spread of infection. 1 Most countries (e.g., Italy, France, Denmark, Lithuania and so on) deemed unrealistic that the required majority of the population will be responsible enough to adhere to such recommendations voluntarily and imposed enforced restrictions of movement, including large fines for violation of social distancing regimes. 4 As these mortality comparisons suggest, recommendations for responsible behaviour alone is not a viable policy tool in public health emergencies such as pandemics of highly contagious and deadly diseases such as COVID-19.	./cache/cord-302272-ahwyfn1n.txt	./txt/cord-302272-ahwyfn1n.txt