That will make for a rapid rebound in activity once containment measures are removed. This is in direct contrast to the Great Depression, when policy-makers basically failed to respond and even worsened the situation by enacting protectionist international trade policies. The response today is designed precisely to mitigate the risk of a recessionary or depression-like negative dynamic.
Indeed, the situation is much more like a natural disaster than a typical 2/5  BIS central bankers' speeches  economic recession—with policies designed to essentially stop the clock and later restart it. Economic recoveries from natural disasters are usually quite rapid and robust. Instead of offering new forecasts, Bank staff worked through multiple scenarios.