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| The east Indian state of Odisha has closed theatres, swimming pools, schools and other public spaces to stem the spread of coronavirus. (STR/NurPhoto/Getty) |
How to map the hidden spread of COVID-19
- US President Donald Trump called the coronavirus outbreak a national emergency on Friday afternoon. This gives the administration broad authority in its response to the disease, including access to up to US$50 billion in federal funds to combat the epidemic. (Nature | Continuously updated)
- Because COVID-19 testing isn’t available to everyone, the coronavirus is spreading to some extent under the radar. Public-health leaders from the World Health Organization, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the major UK research funder Wellcome explain how officials and researchers estimate the size of local outbreaks from incomplete data. (Nature | 6 min read)
- What does ‘flattening the curve’ really look like? A Washington Post article runs a new simulation every time you view the page to show, in simplified form, how quarantine and social distancing affect the spread of infectious disease. (The Washington Post | 5 min read)
- Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong are very different places that each managed to quash COVID-19 transmission, in their own ways, without draconian measures. Epidemiologists Benjamin Cowling and Wey Wen Lim explain in detail how it was done. (The New York Times | 9 min read)
- The United Kingdom’s strategy for suppressing COVID-19 has come under fire after the government announced it would focus on building up ‘herd immunity’. The government has now backed away from the phrase, which is usually associated with vaccination and seemed to imply the intention that the majority of the British population be infected. The communication misstep has caused confusion, say some scientists, who have called on the government to share the evidence behind its plans. (The Atlantic | 9 min read)
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