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COVID-19 Pandemic16
- Authorities have encouraged or mandated social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic as it is an important method of preventing transmission of COVID-19. (wikipedia.org)
- Keeping a set physical distance from each other and avoiding hugs and gestures that involve direct physical contact, reduce the risk of becoming infected during outbreaks of infectious respiratory diseases (for example, flu pandemics and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. (wikipedia.org)
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, the World Health Organization recommends that a distance of 1 m (3.3 ft) or more is safe. (wikipedia.org)
- Objectives Nursing homes are hit relatively hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. (bmj.com)
- The aim of the 'COVID-19 management in nursing homes by outbreak teams' (MINUTES) study is to describe the challenges, responses and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Dutch nursing homes. (bmj.com)
- Depending on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, data collection and analysis will continue until November 2021. (bmj.com)
- Minutes of outbreak teams capture the impact, challenges and responses to problems and measures taken regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in long-term care organisations. (bmj.com)
- The state received 15 Abbott rapid-testing devices last week, as part of the Granite State's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Sununu. (cnn.com)
- Feeling Stressed or Anxious About the COVID-19 Pandemic? (samhsa.gov)
- We use a mixed-methods approach to describe the course of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the Islamic world, highlight the range of non-pharmaceutical interventions used and the speed with which they were implemented, and investigate reasons behind the differing responses between Muslim-majority countries. (who.int)
- The success of these proposals will undoubtedly have a significant impact on our understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic. (depaul.edu)
- Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems struggled to provide optimal care for the increasing patient population. (depaul.edu)
- Christine Reyna, professor in the Department of Psychology -- The COVID-19 pandemic has upended societies in a way not seen in over a century. (depaul.edu)
- Are You Working to Help People Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic? (samhsa.gov)
- Digital proxies of human mobility and physical mixing have been used to monitor viral transmissibility and effectiveness of social distancing interventions in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
- This timeline provides information about select moments in the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and around the world beginning from its known origins to today. (cdc.gov)
20205
- Access to testing and personal protective equipment (PPE) in the initial phases of the pandemic was not sufficiently prioritised in the sector: more than 20% of workers did not use PPE in the third quarter of 2020. (oecd.org)
- COVID-19, a novel respiratory disease first identified in late December 2019, was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March, 2020. (who.int)
- On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" ( 1 ), and on March 11, 2020 the WHO declared it a global pandemic ( 2 ). (frontiersin.org)
- On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. (medscape.com)
- Early in the pandemic (April 3, 2020), the CDC issued a recommendation that the general public, even those without symptoms, should wear face coverings in public settings where social-distancing measures were difficult to maintain to abate the spread of COVID-19. (medscape.com)
Quarantine8
- To slow down the spread of infectious diseases and avoid overburdening healthcare systems, particularly during a pandemic, several social-distancing measures are used, including the closing of schools and workplaces, isolation, quarantine, restricting the movement of people and the cancellation of mass gatherings. (wikipedia.org)
- This fact sheet explains social distancing, quarantine, and isolation in the event of an infectious disease outbreak. (samhsa.gov)
- This is especially true during a global health emergency in which the first line of defense is public adherence to health directives, including to quarantine, observe social distancing, wear masks, and, eventually, receive a vaccine. (brookings.edu)
- The quarantine has impacted our regular social activities. (thriveglobal.com)
- Enforcing restrictions on travellers to prevent the spread of infectious disease dates back hundreds of years and in fact has its roots in origins of the word quarantine-stemming from the Italian for "forty", the number of days ships had to wait before entering a port when suspected of carrying contagious disease. (gavi.org)
- During the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, American Samoa completely escaped the disease through a mix of strict quarantine for travelers and travel bans while then-Western Samoa did not impose similar measures and suffered many deaths from influenza. (gavi.org)
- Isolation , quarantine , social distancing and community containment : pivotal role for old-style public health measures in the novel coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV ) outbreak, 1-4. (ijmmu.com)
- While the extent of the Wuhan lockdown was unprecedented, its enforcement of the quarantine was reminiscent of China's community-wide containment measures implemented during the 2003 SARS outbreak. (innoplexus.com)
Influenza5
- In St. Louis, shortly after the first cases of influenza were detected in the city during the 1918 flu pandemic, authorities implemented school closures, bans on public gatherings and other social-distancing interventions. (wikipedia.org)
- The influenza fatality rates in St. Louis were much less than in Philadelphia, which had fewer cases of influenza but allowed a mass parade to continue and did not introduce social distancing until more than two weeks after its first cases. (wikipedia.org)
- Mitigating effects of vaccination on influenza outbreaks given constraints in stockpile size and daily administration capacity. (asu.edu)
- Niels has been a member of national influenza and pandemic influenza committees in Australia over the last five years and has served on an Expert Committee of WHO. (edu.au)
- A voluntary network of laboratories that submit test data to the CDC will provide valuable information as another early indicator of spread, along with other respiratory diseases (eg, influenza, RSV). (medscape.com)
Interventions7
- In public health, social distancing, also called physical distancing, is a set of non-pharmaceutical interventions or measures intended to prevent the spread of a contagious disease by maintaining a physical distance between people and reducing the number of times people come into close contact with each other. (wikipedia.org)
- These interventions have ranged in complexity and severity from use of face masks, hand hygiene and physical distancing to curfews, international travel restrictions, military-led nationwide lockdowns and border closures. (who.int)
- But what we do know is that with these kinds of outbreaks, especially ones in which an infectious disease can spread in a population that does not have immunity to that disease, the speed of the response is paramount, and when there no cure or vaccine available, non-pharmaceutical interventions play an even more critical role. (gavi.org)
- Such interventions include anything from early detection and travel restrictions, to isolation, social distancing and reducing human-to-human contact. (gavi.org)
- In response to the pandemic, Hong Kong imposed progressively more restrictive interventions on inbound travelers thereafter. (nature.com)
- The CDC advised that nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are the most important response strategy for delaying viral spread and reducing disease impact. (medscape.com)
- Population-wide social distancing plus other interventions (eg, home self-isolation, school and business closures) are strongly advised. (medscape.com)
Respiratory diseases1
- CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) activates a center-level response to investigate this novel pneumonia of unknown etiology. (cdc.gov)
World Health Organ2
- With the COVID-19 outbreak now officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, more countries are stepping up efforts to bring it under control. (gavi.org)
- The World Health Organization has announced COVID-19 as a pandemic, and one gets the sense that the COVID-19 activity in the United States has not yet reached its peak. (itsthesway.com)
Containment2
- From social distancing to social containment: reimagining sociality for the coronavirus pandemic. (ijmmu.com)
- We are now experiencing first-hand, a global pandemic, and will benefit by turning to the experiences of those countries who have implemented robust strategies of early testing, social distancing, and containment. (innoplexus.com)
20197
- The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious and potentially fatal infectious disease that has swept the globe. (frontiersin.org)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) blindsided the world. (psychiatrictimes.com)
- formerly called 2019-nCoV), which was first identified amid an outbreak of respiratory illness cases in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. (medscape.com)
- Illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 was termed COVID-19 by the WHO, the acronym derived from "coronavirus disease 2019. (medscape.com)
- WHO begins using the phrase "2019 Novel Coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV" to refer to disease causing the outbreak in Wuhan, China. (cdc.gov)
- CDC publishes information about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak caused by the SARS CoV-2 virus on its website. (cdc.gov)
- CDC reports the rst laboratory-con rmed case of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the U.S. from samples taken on January 18 in Washington state and on the same day activates its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to respond to the emerging outbreak. (cdc.gov)
19181
- Jilly isn't alone in struggling to keep his public health lab running amid the largest pandemic to affect the U.S. since the 1918 flu. (kuer.org)
Viral2
- Recent Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 vaccines and approval of an anti-viral drug (remdesivir) provide a pathway forward ( 3 ), but the journey to end the pandemic is not over yet. (frontiersin.org)
- The plan was introduced before its release at a NIAID-hosted workshop in November 2021 that featured scientific experts from the extramural community, government, and the private sector and focused on selection of prototype pathogens from 10 viral families with pandemic risk and moderate resources. (bvsalud.org)
21st2
- The term "social distancing" was not introduced until the 21st century. (wikipedia.org)
- It is notable that during the 21st century's pandemics, the most effective remedies borrow from a playbook that is hundreds of years old. (brookings.edu)
Spreads2
- Social distancing measures are most effective when the infectious disease spreads via one or more of the following methods, droplet contact (coughing or sneezing), direct physical contact (including sexual contact), indirect physical contact (such as by touching a contaminated surface), and airborne transmission (if the microorganism can survive in the air for long periods). (wikipedia.org)
- Q: What happens if the outbreak spreads to Moore County? (itsthesway.com)
Amid1
- Leonard Jason, professor in the Department of Psychology - Jason's project will analyze young adults amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (depaul.edu)
Ebola2
- Temporal variations in the effective reproduction number of the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak. (asu.edu)
- Previous outbreaks, such as that of Ebola in 2014 and H1N1 in 2009, have also shown that the timely use of NPIs and implementation of such measures can have an impact in reducing the spread of infectious diseases (5,6). (who.int)
Preparedness2
- Even though pandemic preparedness and biodefense have had ardent and clarion supporters, namely Bill Gates and the first Secretary for Homeland Security Tom Ridge , COVID-19 proved how ill-prepared we were to combat a 100-year pandemic. (brookings.edu)
- In December 2021, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) published its pandemic preparedness plan, which focuses on the prototype pathogen approach for medical countermeasure development. (bvsalud.org)
Epidemiology2
- He has tried to infect others with his enthusiasm for quantitative infectious disease epidemiology, nationally and internationally, through his book, research, supervision of more than 30 higher degree candidates and by organising workshops for leading researchers and newcomers to the area. (edu.au)
- Through WHO's global outbreak alert and response network or GOARN 13 experts have been deployed to support the government with case management, epidemiology, infection prevention and control, laboratory support and information management. (bvs.br)
Surveillance2
- Digital technologies have been used for communicating public health messages (social media, PH websites), as an information resource (Google, interactive maps), for social support (video chats), and for citizen surveillance or enforcement of PH pandemic measures (physical distancing). (mdpi.com)
- We can see from China and South Korea how a combination of community surveillance - testing and contact tracing - strong social distancing and rapid clinical care, reduced infections and deaths. (nature.com)
Readiness3
- Working alongside the Special Populations Team in CDC's Office of Readiness and Response and experts in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities , the team aims to improve the data standards and data systems that are used to collect information on social determinants of health (SDOH). (cdc.gov)
- Not only will doing so aid current recovery efforts, but it would also increase readiness for the next communicable or vector-borne disease to threaten the world. (brookings.edu)
- Below are seven areas of opportunity to learn from our COVID-19 response and improve readiness for future pandemic shocks. (brookings.edu)
Healthcare3
- During the pandemic, CDC partnered with the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council to crowdsource data from clinics and create a co-branded, web-based dashboard to help fill in some of the existing gaps. (cdc.gov)
- COVID-19 exacerbates access challenges in the healthcare system, as diagnosis and treatment for many chronic conditions are delayed due to infectious disease controls. (depaul.edu)
- Healthcare improvements and understanding the factors that incubate pandemics have been powerful tools in mitigating their impact. (visualcapitalist.com)
Highly contagious1
- Background: Emerging infectious diseases are a class of diseases that are spreading rapidly and are highly contagious. (bvsalud.org)
Restrictions3
- From travel restrictions to social distancing, what is the best way to stop a pandemic? (gavi.org)
- The cautionary tale here is that such travel restrictions must essentially total to prevent the importation of disease - protecting ports won't necessarily prevent disease finding another way in, in this case with bats flying in from Europe. (gavi.org)
- It has held COVID-19 at bay for so long but with rising infections, understandable fatigue with social restrictions, low levels of immunity among the population and a fragile health system it's vital that it receives more vaccines as soon as possible. (bvs.br)
Infection5
- Other people in close living environments, such as group homes, residential treatment facilities, halfway houses, or correctional facilities, can also have a greater risk for certain health conditions and diseases, including infection during outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
- Dutch long-term care (LTC) organisations installed outbreak teams (OTs) to coordinate COVID-19 infection prevention and control. (bmj.com)
- The long-term care (LTC) sector was generally ill-prepared to tackle a health emergency: just over half of OECD countries had guidelines on infection controls in LTC before the pandemic. (oecd.org)
- In the districts of Guetersloh and Warendorf, where an outbreak stemming from a meat-processing facility has forced over 600,000 into lockdown through Tuesday, the infection rate has been falling. (ghanabusinessnews.com)
- This is approaching the highest rate of infection that we have seen so far during the pandemic. (bvs.br)
Masks1
- Social distancing, combined with the use of face masks, good respiratory hygiene and hand washing, is considered the most feasible way to reduce or delay a pandemic. (wikipedia.org)
SARS3
- 7 found that 2 years after the SARS outbreak, health care workers who treated these patients had elevated rates of smoking and drinking, absenteeism due to stress or illness, decreased face-to-face contact with patients, and decreased work hours.Yet rates of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other mental illness were not elevated. (psychiatrictimes.com)
- Emerging infectious disease threats include pathogens increasing in range (eg, Mpox), zoonotic microbes jumping species lines to cause sustained infections in humans via person-to-person transmission (SARS-CoV-2) and multidrug-resistant pathogens (eg, Candida auris). (bvsalud.org)
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus or SARS-CoV-1) outbreak. (cdc.gov)
Clinical care1
- In response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, DePaul called on its scientific community to address challenges in the areas of disease dynamics, health diagnostics, security, preparation for testing and clinical care related to the outbreak. (depaul.edu)
Measures9
- Social distancing measures have been successfully implemented in several epidemics. (wikipedia.org)
- Several social distancing measures are used to control the spread of contagious illnesses. (wikipedia.org)
- These distances of separation, in addition to personal hygiene measures, are also recommended at places of work. (wikipedia.org)
- However, many of these measures such as social distancing and school closures, as well as closure of places of worship, have only rarely been implemented and require a combination of community buy-in and governmental oversight. (who.int)
- Analysis of how the outbreak emerged in China suggests that without such measures, mainland China could have seen a 67-fold increase in the number of people infected. (gavi.org)
- So the greatest gains are more likely to come restricting travel internally-in China the decline of the disease coincided with the introduction of travel control measures - and from strategies aimed at preventing the further spread within their borders. (gavi.org)
- This approach can include anything from a simple as encouraging people wash their hands regularly, to measures aimed at promoting social distancing, such as through the closure of schools, colleges and nurseries, or by businesses to let employees to work from home. (gavi.org)
- It seriously affects social stability and poses a significant threat to human health, requiring urgent measures to deal with them. (bvsalud.org)
- As countries introduce unprecedented measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, one of the most alarming conclusions from infectious-disease modelling is that there is no clear exit strategy. (nature.com)
Spread14
- COVID-19 is much more likely to spread over short distances than long ones. (wikipedia.org)
- However, it can spread over distances longer than 2 m (6 ft) in enclosed, poorly ventilated places and with prolonged exposure. (wikipedia.org)
- Because people experiencing incarceration have fewer options for social distancing, infectious diseases can spread quickly. (cdc.gov)
- Ahead of Passover and Easter, the Department of Homeland Security warned the faith-based community about an "increase in online hate speech intended to encourage violence" or use the ongoing coronavirus pandemic situation as an excuse to spread hatred. (cnn.com)
- To reduce the spread, it is important to engage in preventive behaviors recommended by health authorities, such as washing your hands, wearing a face mask, and social distancing. (frontiersin.org)
- Our findings suggest several ways to increase adherence to health behaviors that reduce the spread of coronavirus and other infectious diseases. (frontiersin.org)
- The literature on disasters and public health emergencies describes pervasive emotional distress, feelings of extreme vulnerability, uncertainty, and threats to life, particularly during the rapid spread of an outbreak. (psychiatrictimes.com)
- As a strategy, restricting travel can be a highly effective means of preventing the spread of disease, particularly for island communities. (gavi.org)
- Its outbreak will very easily lead to the large-scale spread of the virus, causing social problems such as work stoppages and traffic control, thereby causing social panic and psychological unrest, affecting human activities and social stability, and even endangering lives. (bvsalud.org)
- It is essential to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases effectively. (bvsalud.org)
- As humans have spread across the world, so have infectious diseases. (visualcapitalist.com)
- However, it was not until the marked shift to agrarian communities that the scale and spread of these diseases increased dramatically. (visualcapitalist.com)
- Despite his apparent knowledge of the role geography and trade played in this spread, Procopius laid blame for the outbreak on the Emperor Justinian, declaring him to be either a devil, or invoking God's punishment for his evil ways. (visualcapitalist.com)
- She reminded residents that stopping the spread of the coronavirus was everyone's obligation, which means continuing to adhere to social distancing and hygiene rules. (ghanabusinessnews.com)
Global2
- Given the increased risk of pandemics driven by emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, it is imperative that the United States and global scientific community be better prepared for future threats by prioritizing and launching key research programs and strategies. (bvsalud.org)
- March 1, 2023 Update: Due to popular request, we've also visualized how the death tolls of each pandemic stack up as a share of total estimated global populations at the time. (visualcapitalist.com)
Responses2
Response3
- In addition, enhancing LTC response to emergencies requires co‑ordination channels between public health authorities and the social sector, but also adequate follow-up mechanisms on the strategies undertaken with standardised data on infections and characteristics of facilities and residents. (oecd.org)
- To accomplish these goals, a multi-sectoral (e.g., health, economic, education, legal) response is required to ensure an effective, coordinated response during infectious disease outbreaks like COVID-19. (mdpi.com)
- Luckily, humanity's understanding of the causes of disease has improved, and this is resulting in a drastic improvement in the response to modern pandemics, albeit slow and incomplete. (visualcapitalist.com)
Deaths1
- By minimising the probability that a given uninfected person will come into physical contact with an infected person, the disease transmission can be suppressed, resulting in fewer deaths. (wikipedia.org)
Early4
- In the early days of the pandemic, by the time we knew about an outbreak, the attack rate might be as high as 70%," says Clarke. (cdc.gov)
- Most OECD countries banned visitors to LTC facilities and reduced group activities especially during the early months of the outbreak. (oecd.org)
- State public health labs are the nation's first line of defense against an infectious disease because they handle the early diagnostic tests. (kuer.org)
- The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany's infectious diseases body, reported early Saturday that it had recorded 687 new infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 193,243. (ghanabusinessnews.com)
Public9
- Bamshad Mobasher, professor in the School of Computing -- During crises, social media are used by emergency responders, the media and the public to disseminate and search for credible information. (depaul.edu)
- The goals of public health are to protect the health of individuals and communities during pandemic events and to ensure equitable access to health services for all individuals. (mdpi.com)
- In situations like this, where we are in the midst of a public health emergency and still struggling to fully understand the nature of the virus, we may not know the best course of action for sure until after the pandemic is over. (gavi.org)
- BACKGROUND: New and emerging infectious diseases continue to represent a public health threat. (bvsalud.org)
- When Alaska's first COVID-19 case was discovered in March, the director of the state's public health laboratory began scrambling to find enough technicians and microbiologists to confront the emerging pandemic. (kuer.org)
- The reductions came despite repeated warnings from government agencies and experts that the public health system wasn't prepared for a pandemic or biological attack. (kuer.org)
- The NC State Laboratory of Public Health (NCSLPH) is using the test kit developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (itsthesway.com)
- Instead the principles we are going to discuss today applied to many types of public health events including infectious disease outbreaks, and this is of concern to all schools. (cdc.gov)
- Public health o cials in China identify a novel coronavirus as the causative agent of the outbreak. (cdc.gov)
Newly1
- China reports the rst death from the novel coronavirus and publishes a draft genome of the newly discovered coronavirus suspected of causing the outbreak. (cdc.gov)
Describes1
- This tip sheet describes some of the common reactions to pandemics and other disasters and suggests ways to deal with them. (samhsa.gov)
Infections1
- 15 to estimate the instantaneous effective reproduction number ( R t ), which was defined as the mean number of secondary infections generated by a typically infectious case at time t . (nature.com)
Panic1
- There is much panic about the ongoing pandemic. (thriveglobal.com)
Health4
- More efforts to support the physical and mental health of staff is also required, with three‑quarters of countries recognising COVID‑19 as an occupational disease. (oecd.org)
- Frontline health care workers are among the most admired people in America during this pandemic, but that's not the reason that they are first in line for vaccination. (pressherald.com)
- With their grant awards, faculty will conduct preliminary research that contributes to the knowledge, technical expertise and understanding of the science of COVID-19, and approaches to mitigate the health equity and social justice dimensions of the disease. (depaul.edu)
- To send a sample to the health department, this involves the health care provider calling and discussing with the state communicable disease branch, getting approval, creation of an NC Patient Under Investigation (PUI) file, and applying the NC PUI number to paperwork submitted with the sample that is sent to the NCSLPH. (itsthesway.com)
Transmission2
- With this pandemic, we all have responsibility to our friends and neighbors to use social distancing to interrupt transmission of COVID-19. (itsthesway.com)
- We develop a new framework that parameterizes disease transmission models with age-specific digital mobility data. (nature.com)
Centers3
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends preventive behaviors such as washing hands, using hand sanitizer, wearing a face mask, and social distancing to reduce the risk of contracting or spreading the virus ( 4 ), even after one has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ( 5 ). (frontiersin.org)
- In this case, such assistance includes Centers for Disease Control information and updates, access to food and cleaning supplies, access to COVID-19 testing, protective equipment, financial assistance, and links to community resources. (psychiatrictimes.com)
Impact2
- It can be difficult to get the data needed to understand how diseases impact people experiencing homelessness, people experiencing incarceration, or people with disabilities. (cdc.gov)
- Social distancing and long hours spent at home can have a profound impact on your state of mind. (thriveglobal.com)
Stress2
- This fact sheet provides tips for coping with stress during an infectious disease outbreak. (samhsa.gov)
- This fact sheet provides parents, caregivers, and teachers with strategies for helping children manage their stress during an infectious disease outbreak. (samhsa.gov)
Societies1
- In many ancient societies, people believed that spirits and gods inflicted disease and destruction upon those that deserved their wrath. (visualcapitalist.com)
Exposure1
- As it wears on, a significant way to prevent the disease is still to avoid exposure to the virus by engaging in preventive behaviors. (frontiersin.org)
Communicable1
- Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control, and the University of Sydney. (cdc.gov)
Insights1
- Our new weekly Coronapod podcast will feature interviews with researchers on the frontlines of the pandemic, those whose work has been affected by the outbreak, and insights from our expert reporters. (nature.com)
Data3
- During the pandemic, CDC stood up an innovative partnership with UCLA School of Law to use "web scraping" to find data on how people experiencing incarceration were impacted by COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
- He is author of the book 'Analysis of Infectious Disease Data' and has more than 100 peer-reviewed publications in this area. (edu.au)
- Jason will compare his baseline data to current behavioral functioning, depression and anxiety for those after contracting COVID-19, as well as those who did not contract the disease. (depaul.edu)
Effective1
- Given the reported success of many Asian countries in rapid control of COVID-19, such as in China, Republic of Korea, Viet Nam and Singapore, there is the notion that some government characteristics and socio-political systems may have been more effective in implementing NPIs and controlling the pandemic than others (7). (who.int)
Largest1
- Inmates are waiting to be vaccinated even though the two largest COVID outbreaks in the state have been at the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, and the York County Jail in Alfred. (pressherald.com)
Current2
- Outbreaks of infectious diseases, such as the current COVID-19 pandemics, are scary by themselves. (thriveglobal.com)
- Today's visualization outlines some of history's most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to the current COVID-19 event. (visualcapitalist.com)
People4
- people can remain socially connected by meeting outdoors at a safe distance (when there is no stay-at-home order) and by meeting via technology. (wikipedia.org)
- COVID‑19 has disproportionately hit older people who are at higher risk of developing severe disease and death due to COVID‑19 because of being frail and having underlying medical conditions. (oecd.org)
- Incarcerated people are sitting ducks for an infectious disease outbreak. (pressherald.com)
- The more civilized humans became - with larger cities, more exotic trade routes, and increased contact with different populations of people, animals, and ecosystems - the more likely pandemics would occur. (visualcapitalist.com)
Virus3
- Even in the economically powerful U.S., the tension between maintaining social freedoms and engaging in efforts of collective defense against the virus has led to politicization (e.g., mask wearing, social distancing and vaccine refusal). (brookings.edu)
- In Nature 's 'magazine' sections - our news, commentary and multimedia - we are prioritizing in-depth coverage of the virus and COVID-19 disease. (nature.com)
- The danger posed by the virus remains serious," she said, pointing to several regions where outbreaks are currently spreading quickly. (ghanabusinessnews.com)
Aims1
- Mobasher's project aims to develop automatic methods for misinformation detection on social media in a crisis context. (depaul.edu)
Human1
- Drawbacks of social distancing can include loneliness, reduced productivity and the loss of other benefits associated with human interaction. (wikipedia.org)
Authorities1
- The distance advised by authorities varies. (wikipedia.org)