1. In risk assessment studies pertaining to pandemic epidemiology, what are the major considerations?
2. COVID-19 has been featured in all fora where major scientific approaches have been adopted. As a high-level risk, its assessment should be holistic, superb, discreet and interdisciplinary. Apart from the risk of transmission to higher populations, health care systems, sustainable human livelihoods, water and ecological issues, are there other factors with links of references?
3. Do you think the expected time set aside for different countries in Europe, America, Asia and Africa is enough to contain the risk?
4. What model of mitigation can afford to painstakingly handle this risk in the environment?
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Ref. question 3 & 4):
Korea did not lock down, and the results speaks for itself, ref. Preprint Analysis and forecast of COVID-19 spreading. !!! UPDATE !!!
and https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/south-korea-covid-19-containment-testing/CDC DIY face mask, ref. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html I recommend to additionally frequently spray the mask with >= 70 % ethanol, (not instead of frequent cleaning), maintaining 2 meter distance whenever possible, good hand hygene and frequent washing of clothes. Avoid all non essential social contact.
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "Identify, isolate and trace."
Try to identify alternative feasible ways of testing, e.g. ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_Faroe_Islands
I really hope clinical trials of AGNP for SARS-CoV-2 becomes a reality, ref. Preprint Nanomedicine Formulations for Respiratory Infections by Inha...
Any idea of risk assessment ongoing at the current dispensation will be appreciated still. Any clue, link, explanation, pls share.
In Africa for instance, countries are grappling with diagnosing the disease as they do not have adequate testing kits for mass testing. For instance, Kenya has only managed to test about 20,000 of its 47 million population due to this constraint. Major considerations of the country and other developing countries is to control the spread of the disease by minimizing contact of persons and enhancing hygiene. However, there are major challenges to this consideration including the lack of facemasks, PPE and water among vulnerable communities. Additionally, existent economic difficulties have been worsened by lockdown especially among low income earners that form majority of the population in these poor countries. Despite these considerations, the number of infections and deaths are on the rise.
Many thanks, Joan Nyika the angle you went is well appreciated. The challenges are much more in some economically disadvantaged nations. Good to note this point. Raya Al-Naimi which of the country are you from?
Dear Mr Charles Anukwonke
I am from Iraq , the city of Mosul , in addition to the shortage of kits and so ,the city was ruined a few years ago because of ISIS occupation of the city the infra structures were all ruined,we do not even have appropriate hospitals, now we are shut down from the whole world and other Iraqi provinces because the positive cases here are very minimum and were all cured , but the picture is similar to that of Iraq as the infections are on the rise with shortage of equipment's and an economical paralysis
Ref. question 3 & 4):
Korea did not lock down, and the results speaks for itself, ref. Preprint Analysis and forecast of COVID-19 spreading. !!! UPDATE !!!
and https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/south-korea-covid-19-containment-testing/CDC DIY face mask, ref. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html I recommend to additionally frequently spray the mask with >= 70 % ethanol, (not instead of frequent cleaning), maintaining 2 meter distance whenever possible, good hand hygene and frequent washing of clothes. Avoid all non essential social contact.
Dr. Anthony Fauci: "Identify, isolate and trace."
Try to identify alternative feasible ways of testing, e.g. ref. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_Faroe_Islands
I really hope clinical trials of AGNP for SARS-CoV-2 becomes a reality, ref. Preprint Nanomedicine Formulations for Respiratory Infections by Inha...
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