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Comparing COVID-191
- However, there has been a relative lack of research comparing COVID-19 outbreaks and responses between Muslim-majority countries. (who.int)
201919
- 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)
- The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has infected more than 37 million people worldwide. (medrxiv.org)
- The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic with unanticipated consequences to the global community. (medrxiv.org)
- to describe the relationship between timing of public policy measures, community mobility (a proxy measure for social distancing), and temporal trends in reported coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. (cdc.gov)
- It is important to mention that the 2019-2020 outbreaks started in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019 (The Editorial Board, 2020) when a new strain of coronavirus was detected on 31st December 2019 (WHO, 2020). (projectclue.com)
- The diseases caused by this virus is called as coronavirus disease 2019 and abbreviated as COVID-19 [CO: corona, VI: virus, D: disease and 19: 2019 year]. (projectclue.com)
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was first identified in Wuhan, China, in late December of 2019 is rapidly spreading across the globe. (jkacap.org)
- The COVID-19 is a contagious viral disease, was first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and became the whole world on alert. (bvsalud.org)
- There is still no vaccine is available for the treatment of disease caused by nCoV-2019. (bvsalud.org)
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. (nepp.co.za)
- Formerly, this disease was referred to as '2019 novel coronavirus' or '2019-nCoV. (nepp.co.za)
- Good afternoon, and welcome to a special presentation about Coronavirus Virus Disease 2019, or COVID 19. (cdc.gov)
- In the 10 months since the first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in the United States on January 20, 2020 ( 1 ), approximately 13.8 million cases and 272,525 deaths have been reported in the United States. (cdc.gov)
- 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)
- SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19, which is the disease that stands for coronavirus disease 2019. (cdc.gov)
- 1 As of being linked to a religious gathering in Sri Petaling, 16 August 2020, the virus, which causes coronavirus which resulted in a major increase in the number disease 2019 (COVID-19), had spread globally and of local cases and contributed to imported cases in infected more than 21 million people, with more than neighbouring countries. (who.int)
- The majority of patients were entre la période du confinement de la pandémie admitted with moderate dehydration in 2019 than in 2020 (p en 2020 et la période équivalente en 2019. (bvsalud.org)
- Public health interventions are needed to majorité des patients ont été admis avec une promote an ambulatory healthcare system during future déshydratation modérée en 2019 qu'en 2020 (p crises. (bvsalud.org)
Influenza12
- 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)
- Alison Galvani, Ph.D., of the School of Public Health Yale University in New Haven, Conn., and Lauren Ancel Meyers, Ph.D., of the University of Texas at Austin will develop new models that integrate individuals' perceptions and behaviors regarding flu and will identify intervention strategies that are likely to achieve high levels of adherence and minimize influenza-related disease and mortality. (nih.gov)
- [1] He attributes the influenza epidemic of 1918-1919 to returning soldiers after the end of the Great War, thereby implicitly recognizing that mass migration can devastate entire populations by facilitating the spread of infectious disease. (theoccidentalobserver.net)
- They also tracked influenza infections over the same period and they found a notable downturn compared to prior years when schools were closed but no other social distancing measures were taken. (vox.com)
- Ms. Koonin and her colleagues just published results of a survey gauging anticipated public behavior during a severe worldwide influenza pandemic outbreak. (cdc.gov)
- Social distancing policies, such as school closures and self-quarantine measures, were used during the 2014 Ebola outbreak and the 2009 H1N1 influenza (flu) pandemic to thwart the spread of disease. (nhspi.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)
- Perhaps you've wondered why everything is getting canceled when 54 people have died from the coronavirus in the United States as of Saturday night, according to the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center , compared to an estimated 34,200 deaths from influenza last flu season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . (theday.com)
- Hospitals are accustomed to dealing with an influenza outbreak every winter so they can plan for it, but now they need to accommodate COVID-19 patients on top of flu patients. (theday.com)
- A 2007 analysis of the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919, for example, found that earlier closure of schools and bans on public gatherings by U.S. city authorities was associated with lower subsequent mortality in those cities. (watinet.com)
- 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)
202017
- 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)
- InTouch 3/23: SOM Class of 2020 Virtual Match Day, Adjusting to Social Distancing and the New Normal, Health Sciences Library Online Access and Services and more. (constantcontact.com)
- More than 200 members of the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2020 marked a major milestone on March 20, as they celebrated matching to their medical residency programs, the next step on the path to their careers as physicians. (constantcontact.com)
- Camille A. Clare, M.D., M.P.H. '11 , associate dean of diversity and inclusion for the School of Medicine and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, was awarded the 2020 Susan Smith McKinney Steward (SSMS) Medical Society Leadership and Service Award in recognition of her years of exemplary leadership true to the mission and values of the SSMS. (constantcontact.com)
- 2020) applied the Bass Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (Bass-SIR) model to study the lockdown and social distancing effects for province-specific epidemiological parameters in China. (cepr.org)
- 2020) developed a Susceptible-Exposed-Infectious-Removed (SEIR) model to evaluate the impact of NPIs on the epidemic in Wuhan, China. (cepr.org)
- The International Olympic Committee is "committed" to holding the 2020 Games in Tokyo as planned despite the widening new coronavirus outbreak, the body's president has pledged. (forbes.com)
- The same day that schools reopened, the government published a seven-day tally of 23,403 new infections, including 308 COVID related deaths, raising the country's official COVID death toll since 2020 to 61,386. (wsws.org)
- 2020). This virus is out broken in pneumonia type of disease with respiratory problems, leading to death due to respiratory failure. (projectclue.com)
- The report of a novel coronavirus outbreak was published online by The Lancet on January 24, 2020. (jkacap.org)
- To test whether there was an association between physical distancing measures and mortality, the researchers analyzed 55,146 confirmed COVID-19 deaths across 37 states between January 21, 2020, and April 29, 2020. (watinet.com)
- 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)
- Despite some differences in terms of public health policies to deal with the pandemic, many countries have adopted measures of social distancing trying to contain the number of infected individuals and mitigate its effects on general health indicators, according to the recommendations of the World Health Organization WHO (Bao, Sun, Meng, Shi & Lu, 2020). (bvsalud.org)
- According to Wilder-Smith and Freedman (2020), social distancing is a type of intervention to control infectious diseases, applied to a community as a whole, with the aim of reducing social interactions and commuting. (bvsalud.org)
- This distance includes, for example, canceling public events, closing schools, and implementing new educational modalities (remote and mediated by distance technology), and working at home (Wilder-Smith & Freedman, 2020). (bvsalud.org)
- Malaysia implemented a movement control concern by the WHO on 30 January 2020, following order (MCO) on 18 March 2020 to contain the spread international spread of the disease. (who.int)
Wuhan8
- Since then, the city of Wuhan has taken unprecedented measures in response to the outbreak, including extended school and workplace closures. (globalhandwashing.org)
- To examine how changes in population mixing have affected outbreak progression in Wuhan, we used synthetic location-specific contact patterns in Wuhan and adapted these in the presence of school closures, extended workplace closures, and a reduction in mixing in the general community. (globalhandwashing.org)
- Using these matrices and the latest estimates of the epidemiological parameters of the Wuhan outbreak, we simulated the ongoing trajectory of an outbreak in Wuhan using an age-structured susceptible-exposed-infected-removed (SEIR) model for several physical distancing measures. (globalhandwashing.org)
- Following the initial outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, numerous measures were enacted to prevent further spread of the disease to other parts of China. (jmir.org)
- Chinese disease carriers flying out from Wuhan to other Chinese cities or international destinations in Europe, North America and Australia, infecting unsuspecting fellow travelers with the virus. (theoccidentalobserver.net)
- In a Q&A by email, Churgin shared her experiences and insights on life near mainland China, where COVID-19, a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus, first surfaced late last year, in the city of Wuhan. (vin.com)
- The notion that the curve of this outbreak could be flattened began to gain credence after China took the extraordinary step of locking down tens of millions of people days in advance of the Lunar New Year, to prevent the virus from spreading around the country from Wuhan, the city where the outbreak appears to have started. (boston.com)
- But the quarantines, unprecedented in modern times, appear to have prevented explosive outbreaks from occurring in cities outside of Hubei province, where Wuhan is located. (boston.com)
Interventions16
- 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)
- A variety of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were introduced to reduce the transmission by lowering contact intensity at different locations ( 2 ), such as school closure, workplace shutdown, and the closure of bars, churches, and other public facilities, which has been shown to be successful in China ( 3 ), South Korea ( 4 ), and other countries ( 5 ). (medrxiv.org)
- Community mitigation activities (also referred to as nonpharmaceutical interventions) are actions that persons and communities can take to slow the spread of infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)
- Some of the best available tools for studying infectious disease dynamics and interventions are computational models. (nih.gov)
- Its core research program focuses on modeling drug resistance, seasonal infectious diseases and the allocation of interventions. (nih.gov)
- The three newly funded research groups will develop computational models of how infectious diseases develop, spread and can be contained or mitigated through public health interventions. (nih.gov)
- On the other hand, there is an inevitable trade-off between the disease control outcomes and economic consequences, since prolonged government interventions have large downside impact on the overall economic and social well-being, including escalated unemployment rates and business bankruptcies (Coibion et al. (cepr.org)
- Our research examines 6 major government interventions (i.e. travel restriction, centralised quarantine, mask wearing, lockdown, school closure, and social distancing) imposed by nine countries (i.e. (cepr.org)
- 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)
- The idea is that event cancellations and social distancing will spread out cases over time, causing the peak in the bell curve of cases to happen within hospital capacity - or at least, as not as far above capacity as if there were no interventions. (theday.com)
- In the absence of a vaccine or effective treatment for COVID-19, countries have adopted nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing and full lockdown. (jmir.org)
- 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)
- Des interventions de santé publique sont nécessaires The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic pour promouvoir un système de santé ambulatoire lors d'une telle crise dans un proche caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome avenir. (bvsalud.org)
Lockdown4
- Examining the variation in government policies, it finds that policies such as lockdown, school closure, centralised quarantine and mask wearing are effective in controlling the virus transmission. (cepr.org)
- A series of scenario analyses suggest that countries may avoid lockdown by imposing school closures, mask wearing and centralised quarantine simultaneously to reach similar COVID-19 infection mitigation outcomes. (cepr.org)
- By analysing different policy strategies and comparing the associated infection control outcomes across the globe, our empirical analysis estimates the impact of each policy and finds that centralised quarantine, lockdown, school closure, and mask wearing are particularly effective in mitigating the COVID-19 transmission, ranked by the magnitude of their effectiveness from highest to lowest. (cepr.org)
- On the other hand, the most comprehensive combination of measures, which involves a lockdown, school closures and limits on movement, resulted in a 52 percent reduction. (newstarget.com)
Lockdowns6
- From English cities to the Spanish seaside and Australian housing estates, local lockdowns are cropping up all over the world as countries ease restrictions only to encounter new coronavirus outbreaks. (kffhealthnews.org)
- But according to a modeling study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, combined preventive measures are more effective at slowing the spread of coronavirus than enforcing individual measures like lockdowns. (newstarget.com)
- According to other studies, combining measures like school closures, social distancing and lockdowns could significantly reduce R to near or below one. (newstarget.com)
- Experts say the 'immunity gap' that emerged during lockdowns, working from home and mask mandates during the Covid outbreak deprived Americans of important exposure to germs that strengthen their immune systems. (dailymail.co.uk)
- The end of social distancing and lockdowns should happen gradually, because we know they are working to contain the Covid-19 coronavirus. (vox.com)
- In the inevitable event of outbreaks in the education system, there will be no quarantines or lockdowns. (wsws.org)
Measures51
- 1 public location during the school closure, results from our investigation ( Table ) indicate that most students complied with recommended social distancing measures. (cdc.gov)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- We aimed to estimate the effects of physical distancing measures on the progression of the COVID-19 epidemic, hoping to provide some insights for the rest of the world. (globalhandwashing.org)
- We also simulated lifting of the control measures by allowing people to return to work in a phased-in way and looked at the effects of returning to work at different stages of the underlying outbreak (at the beginning of March or April). (globalhandwashing.org)
- However, the modelled effects of physical distancing measures vary by the duration of infectiousness and the role school children have in the epidemic. (globalhandwashing.org)
- The outbreak was contained through aggressive public health measures, such as isolation of infected individuals and contact tracing. (differencebetween.io)
- The pandemic prompted a global response, with public health officials implementing measures such as social distancing, school closures, and vaccination campaigns to slow the spread of the virus. (differencebetween.io)
- Social distancing measures aim to reduce the frequency of contact and increase physical distance between persons, thereby reducing the risks of person-to-person transmission and slowing the spread of COVID-19. (pasoroblespress.com)
- Social distancing measures include school dismissals, event cancellations, and creating employee policies and plans to work remotely. (pasoroblespress.com)
- While implementing social distancing measures can cause disruptions in a community, advance planning and preparation can mitigate some of those disruptions. (pasoroblespress.com)
- Once COVID-19 is spreading in the community, people at higher risk should take extra measures to put distance between themselves and other people. (pasoroblespress.com)
- This report suggests that public policy measures are an important tool to support social distancing and provides some very early indications that these measures might help slow the spread of COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
- The results can help scientists, health officials and policymakers develop and implement control measures both before and during an outbreak. (nih.gov)
- M.D., and Ira Longini, Ph.D., both of the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, will develop models to assess the effectiveness and optimal distribution of a variety of control measures, including vaccination, school closures and other social distancing strategies. (nih.gov)
- Earlier this month Target built up measures, including enhanced cleaning and more staffing for in-demand services that support social distancing, like Order Pickup and Drive Up. (lulac.org)
- However, the effectiveness of these measures will also depend on the local context, including the R number at any given time, the local healthcare capacity and the social and economic impact of measures, added Nair. (newstarget.com)
- Doctors and public health officials are bracing for an onslaught of new cases from people exposed before the border and social distancing measures began. (cbc.ca)
- Hospitals are bracing for a 'storm' of coronavirus cases as the pandemic continues, in part because of a fear people will lower their guard and relax their social distancing measures. (cbc.ca)
- Aggressive measures to find, isolate, test, treat and trace are not only the best and fastest way out of extreme social and economic restrictions - they're also the best way to prevent them,' he said. (cbc.ca)
- Dr. Stephanie Smith, director of infection prevention and control at U of A, said given that it takes up to 14 days for symptoms of COVID-19 to appear, it is too early to tell how much of an effect the physical distancing measures and closures are having in Canada. (cbc.ca)
- In Toronto, Dr. Michael Gardam is concerned people who feel well will relax on physical distancing measures. (cbc.ca)
- If we start from the assumption that everyone can be potentially infected now, then we will be able to embrace these measures of social distancing,' he said. (cbc.ca)
- There is something challenging to communicate in coronavirus reporting: Nearly 41,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States (and many more will die), and those deaths have come despite the unprecedented social distancing measures being taken across the country. (vox.com)
- Disregarding science and even the most basic public health measures, the government is forcing the re-opening of schools to cut costs and ensure that businesses are able to function fully and resume the full-throttle production of profit. (wsws.org)
- Social distancing includes several measures that can slow down the spread of COVID-19 to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed with sick individuals. (thriveglobal.com)
- These measures are designed to slow the spread of disease in a community, and their success depends on individuals and families taking specific actions. (cdc.gov)
- These three factors-PTO, telecommuting, and high-speed internet access from home-can enhance the likelihood individuals will adhere to social distancing and quarantine measures. (nhspi.org)
- The South Korean government has ordered the closure of all schools, as part of its attempts to use social distancing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (jkacap.org)
- Measures that are taken to slow the rate of infection include social distancing, limits on event sizes, and home quarantine when necessary. (crric.org)
- 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)
- The imposition of physical distancing measures by state governments during the COVID-19 pandemic has been politically controversial in the United States. (watinet.com)
- They used the unambiguous dates when states declared emergencies and closed schools as proxies for when each began to implement significant physical distancing measures. (watinet.com)
- These results confirm how important it is to implement social distancing measures early to reduce COVID-19 deaths. (watinet.com)
- The implementation of social distancing measures is fundamentally political, as the process is decided upon by elected officials," says Dr. Yehya. (watinet.com)
- WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 is so contagious that even a single breach of social distancing measures can have far-reaching consequences. (brighamandwomens.org)
- To reduce the risk of similar outbreaks, bars can use prevention measures like reducing capacity, ensuring adequate room air ventilation, prioritizing outdoor seating and enforcing mask-wearing and physical distancing, she said. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Implement community measures to reduce exposure to pandemic flu (coordinating school closures, limiting face-to-face contact in workplaces, and postponing or canceling mass gatherings). (cdc.gov)
- Since then, the number of confirmed cases measures, including border closure, as of 7 January 2021, of COVID-19 in Afghanistan has risen. (who.int)
- This community has been observed to be growing in it almost impossible to practice social distancing and the western province of Herat, which has the second- other preventive measures, which have contributed to highest number of reported cases. (who.int)
- Additional social distancing measures are currently not recommended. (medscape.com)
- Materials and Methods:We studied the spread of Ebola virus and obtained a system of equations comprising of eighteen equations which completely described the transmission of Ebola Virus ina population where control measures were incorporated and a major source of contacting the disease which is the traditional washing of dead bodies was also incorporated. (bvsalud.org)
- Policymakers need to provide social protective measures to improve coping in critical health events. (bvsalud.org)
- Several measures are being taken to care for the infected and to curtail the spread of this novel infectious virus. (bvsalud.org)
Centers12
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- it reopened on May 6 after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised its recommendations ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
- By the end of October , the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported its surveillance systems were showing an increase in RSV detections and RSV-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations in multiple areas of the country, with some regions nearing seasonal peak levels, which usually occur from later December to mid-February. (alianzanews.com)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) reports that 7.4 out of every 100,000 Americans 65 or older have been hospitalized with a respiratory illness so far - numbers not usually seen until the depths of winter. (dailymail.co.uk)
- Early phases of RSV can present flu-like symptoms, and young children and seniors are most at risk of complications, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (calmatters.org)
- This podcast is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that almost 18 of the 26 million H1N1 infected workers in the fall of 2009 took days off from work, but the remaining 8 million workers did not and likely infected another 7 million co-workers. (nhspi.org)
- This handout illustration image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a transmission electron microscopic image of an isolate from the first U.S. case of COVID-19, with the spherical viral particles, colorized blue, containing cross-sections through the viral genome, seen as black dots. (boston.com)
- While social distancing is necessary during this time, the most reputable rehab centers will follow the most up-to-date protocol issued by their home state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure the continued health and safety of clients while in treatment. (addictionresource.net)
- To quantify and track the ongoing contributions of genomics and precision health to the COVID-19 response, the Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention created the COVID-19 Genomics and Precision Health database (COVID-19 GPH), an open access knowledge management system and publications database that is continuously updated through machine learning and manual curation. (cdc.gov)
- In this capacity, he provides leadership to the efforts of CDC's three infectious disease national centers and helps advance the agency's cross cutting infectious disease priorities. (cdc.gov)
- Announcer] This program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
Border closures1
- But the rest - like border closures, school closures, "social distancing" - there's almost no science behind most of these. (ukcolumn.org)
Quarantine3
- 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)
- In the wake of the pandemic outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), millions of people across the globe are facing hardships as a result of health effects from the virus, quarantine or isolation efforts, and financial consequences of being absent from work. (addictionresource.net)
- COVID-19 pandemic control requires a multipronged application of evidence-based strategies while improving health equity: universal face mask use, physical distancing, avoiding nonessential indoor spaces, increasing testing, prompt quarantine of exposed persons, safeguarding those at increased risk for severe illness or death, protecting essential workers, postponing travel, enhancing ventilation and hand hygiene, and achieving widespread COVID-19 vaccination coverage. (cdc.gov)
Restrictions5
- Luckily, a new study out of Hong Kong indicates that the precautious taken there - similar to those taken in the US, like closed schools, travel restrictions, mask-wearing, and general distancing - have had a measurable effect on the spread of Covid-19 and the flu. (vox.com)
- Providers say the uptick could be due to the fact that children were less exposed to the normal circulation of respiratory viruses over the last two years due to such pandemic restrictions as school closures and mask mandates. (calmatters.org)
- 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)
- Due to international travel restrictions, including port closures, access to ports that inspected ships and issued ship sanitation certificates was severely limited. (who.int)
COVID64
- 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)
- COVID-19 is much more likely to spread over short distances than long ones. (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)
- COVID-19 is an emerging infectious disease that has created health care challenges worldwide. (jmir.org)
- 1303 (31.9%) reported a high level of fear of the disease, and 2780-3056 (68.0%-74.8%) expressed worry about various aspects of COVID-19. (jmir.org)
- Due to the highly contagious nature of the disease, the COVID-19 outbreak spread worldwide in less than three months. (jmir.org)
- The outbreak of COVID-19 represents a public health emergency of international concern. (jmir.org)
- Event organizers should create an emergency contingency plan for how to modify, cancel, or postpone their mass gathering or large community event if a COVID-19 outbreak occurs in the community. (pasoroblespress.com)
- Contact your healthcare provider to ask about obtaining extra necessary medications to have on hand in case there is an outbreak of COVID-19 in your community and you need to stay home for a prolonged period of time. (pasoroblespress.com)
- KIRKLAND, Wash. - The residents and staff members at a Seattle-area nursing home that had the first deadly COVID-19 outbreak in the United States began receiving vaccines on Monday. (kusi.com)
- Given the close relationship between migration and infectious disease, it comes as no surprise that researchers have concluded the rapid spread of COVID-19 is due to mass migration. (theoccidentalobserver.net)
- The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many professions with short-, medium-, and long-term consequences. (mdpi.com)
- At least 246 COVID-19 cases have been tied to reopened nightclubs in Seoul, South Korea, after the April 30 to May 5 Golden Week holiday, with 61% among contacts of nightclub revelers, according to a research letter published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases. (kffhealthnews.org)
- COVID-19 has kept more than 1.5 billion kids out of school. (hrw.org)
- Child abuse is less likely to be detected during the COVID-19 crisis, as child protection agencies have reduced monitoring to avoid spreading the virus, and teachers are less able to detect signs of ill treatment with schools closed. (hrw.org)
- To slow the spread of COVID-19, provinces have closed schools, urged people to stay home and shut businesses to varying degrees - responses that differ with the degree of community spread in each place. (cbc.ca)
- Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver has been particularly hard hit by a major outbreak of COVID-19. (cbc.ca)
- Lisa De Virgilio poses in a protective face mask with the phrase 'andra tutto bene' that means 'everything will be OK', sewn onto it, following an outbreak of COVID-19, in Molfetta, southern Italy, on Wednesday. (cbc.ca)
- As the COVID-19 continues to make headlines all over the world, lies have greatly surrounded the disease. (leurr.com)
- The COVID-19 disease causes a wide range of symptoms from mild to severe. (leurr.com)
- A study published Feb 18 by the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that about 81% of COVID-19 cases were mild. (leurr.com)
- In another move that echoes the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools temporarily closed in recent weeks amid surges of the flu. (dailymail.co.uk)
- This surge has even struck pediatric hospitals harder than COVID-19 did, said Dr David Kimberlin co-director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Children's of Alabama - the state's largest pediatric hospital. (dailymail.co.uk)
- We can no longer make COVID-19 as an excuse to keep our children from their schools. (wsws.org)
- The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has, no doubt, sparked a dramatic first for movie industries across the world. (projectclue.com)
- Health disasters such as the Ebola virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak and the rise of COVID-19 not only have global health impacts but also wide-ranging socioeconomic disrupts which affects the entertainment sector and particularly the Nigerian movie industry. (projectclue.com)
- Some college students are on the way back home , just days into a new semester marred by campus Covid-19 outbreaks. (cnbc.com)
- Visit our coronavirus hub and follow our live updates page for the most recent information on the COVID-19 outbreak. (thriveglobal.com)
- Since the virus that causes COVID-19 is spread from person to person through physically close social contacts, the best approach to prevention we have right now is to keep people from being in close contact as much as possible," she explained. (thriveglobal.com)
- We asked experts to clarify exactly how to practice social distancing in common scenarios to avoid spreading or contracting COVID-19. (thriveglobal.com)
- Aerial view of an empty Clearwater Beach due to COVID-19 closures pictured on April 10. (tampabay.com)
- As the COVID- 19 outbreak enters its third month, the ministry of education in Korea has postponed the new school year from the first of March to 3 weeks later for kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high schools across the country. (jkacap.org)
- With schools and institutions shutdown, the author, as one of the professionals in the field of children's mental health, is not only deeply concerned about the COVID-19 outbreak, but also about the mental health of our children. (jkacap.org)
- When did you first learn about the disease that would become known as COVID-19? (vin.com)
- Most of the countries have already opened schools and colleges even though the Covid-19 situation is not under control. (crric.org)
- 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)
- At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, each additional day that states delayed declaring an emergency was associated with a 5% increase in mortality, a study has found. (watinet.com)
- Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment. (watinet.com)
- Researchers in Philadelphia, PA, have now published one of the first studies specifically assessing the effect of physical distancing on COVID-19 death rates. (watinet.com)
- Before this study, we assumed social distancing worked based on modeling and studies of prior pandemics, but we didn't have substantial quantitative data to show its effectiveness for COVID-19," says lead author Nadir Yehya, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania. (watinet.com)
- To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an association between statewide social distancing orders and mortality during COVID-19. (watinet.com)
- We aim to explore the utility of the recently developed open-source mobile health platform Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapse (RADAR)-base as a toolbox to rapidly test the effect and response to NPIs intended to limit the spread of COVID-19. (jmir.org)
- COVID-19 is reported as an extremely contagious disease with common symptoms of fever, dry cough, sore throat, and tiredness. (bvsalud.org)
- Due to business closures prompted by the COVID-19 outbreak, many individuals in these industries are now out of work. (addictionresource.net)
- It's important to take the outbreak of COVID-19 seriously, but being informed of your risk of contracting or suffering serious consequences or hospitalization due to the virus is equally important. (addictionresource.net)
- There were other collateral effects from the bar night, including the closure of one school of 650 children and the hospitalization of a nursing home patient who caught COVID-19, according to the report. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Bars play a role in the spread of COVID-19 in communities because of limited mask use while eating and drinking, especially when physical distancing is not observed," Daniel-Wayman said. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Managing COVID-19 and infectious disease is a global priority over the next few decades. (cdc.gov)
- This seminar will review our emerging knowledge of the role of host genomic factors in the susceptibility and outcomes of COVID-19 infection, response to vaccines and treatments as well as long-term sequels of the disease. (cdc.gov)
- Your children were hearing rumors at school, on TV, or even from other friends and family about what Corona Virus (Covid-19) is and how it will affect your family. (pediatrix.com)
- Initially, CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) did not recommend that people who are well wear a facemask to protect themselves from respiratory illnesses, including Corona Virus (COVID-19). (pediatrix.com)
- It has become obvious that 20% of people with Corona virus (COVID 19) infection do not have any symptom of the disease and they are going to public places like grocery stores where social distancing cannot be maintained. (pediatrix.com)
- The guidance says it is "now appropriate" to put some patients in "wider infectious disease units" - rather than specialist COVID-19 units - and they could be grouped in "all acute units" if cases continue to rise. (themontserratreporter.com)
- The intention is to minimize the impact of COVID-19 outbreak conditions on the children enrolled at New England Pre-Primary School, the staff, the parents and the business. (nepp.co.za)
- Working together with parents and Government Departments, schools and ECD centres can play an important role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. (nepp.co.za)
- COVID-19 is a disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus. (nepp.co.za)
- Thus, simple social distancing may be inadequate to stop the spread of COVID-19. (mattbell.us)
- This paper aims to establish an initial basis for discussion about the possible impacts of social distancing policies resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on the social skills and social competence of individuals and groups and their likely consequences, considering the knowledge available in the theoretical-practical field of Social Skills (SS) and empirical research on the impact of the pandemic on mental health indicators. (bvsalud.org)
- Este artigo tem por objetivo estabelecer uma base inicial de discussão a respeito dos possíveis impactos das políticas de distanciamento social decorrentes da pandemia de COVID-19 sobre as habilidades sociais e a competência social de indivíduos e grupos e seus desdobramentos prováveis, considerando o conhecimento disponível no campo teórico-prático das Habilidades Sociais (HS) e as pesquisas empíricas sobre o impacto da pandemia em indicadores de saúde mental. (bvsalud.org)
- Intelligence Service officer otherwise known as a disease detective who's working on the COVID-19 response. (cdc.gov)
- So, sometimes when people talk about COVID-19, they usually are talking about symptomatic disease. (cdc.gov)
- Descriptive analyses of the epidemiology of the COVID-19 outbreak in Petaling are presented, from the first case to the end of the first wave. (who.int)
- 2 The outbreak of COVID-19 was and federal territory in Malaysia had reported cases of declared a public health emergency of international COVID-19. (who.int)
- Deep social ties, large and extended families, high- mistrust of key health messages around COVID-19. (who.int)
Respiratory diseases1
- SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and H1N1 (also known as swine flu ) are both viral respiratory diseases that caused worldwide outbreaks in the past . (differencebetween.io)
H1N15
- CDC guidance issued on April 27, 2009, recommended closing any school that had a laboratory-confirmed case of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
- Understanding the differences between SARS and H1N1 can help inform public health policies and individual actions to prevent and control future outbreaks of similar viruses. (differencebetween.io)
- The H1N1 pandemic highlighted the importance of coordinated global response to infectious diseases. (differencebetween.io)
- Dr James Antoon, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee told DailyMail.com said this is the worst flu season since the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak in 2009. (dailymail.co.uk)
- Strong consideration should be given to close schools upon a confirmed case of H1N1 flu or a suspected case epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case. (medscape.com)
South Korea2
- About 210 countries and territories have been reported to be infected with major outbreaks in the USA, China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Japan, etc. tolling about 2.2 million patients with more than 0.15 million deaths globally. (projectclue.com)
- And South Korea, which has had the third largest outbreak outside of China, also appears to be beating back transmission through aggressive actions. (boston.com)
Temporary closures2
- Schools and childcare facilities should have plans in place and communicate with parents about possible temporary closures. (pasoroblespress.com)
- It is the intention of New England Pre-Primary School to plan for continued access to quality early learning in the event of absenteeism/sick leave or temporary closures. (nepp.co.za)
Immunity5
- The indigenous populations of the New World were decimated by diseases introduced by Europeans for which they had no immunity. (theoccidentalobserver.net)
- Many experts believe the spike in RSV is primarily due to reduced immunity to the virus in the population as a result of the precautions taken during the pandemic, such as social distancing. (alianzanews.com)
- School got disrupted, we were social distancing and that means immunity goes down. (calmatters.org)
- Pandemics can spread because people do not have natural immunity to the disease. (cdc.gov)
- During a pandemic, when no one has immunity to the disease, it will be very important to keep sick people and well people apart. (cdc.gov)
Practice social3
- Cloth face masks should be worn while continuing to practice social distancing. (thriveglobal.com)
- Do I need to practice social distancing if I'm symptom-free? (thriveglobal.com)
- For families, what that means is that it's important that we practice social distancing, particularly with our elders, but also with people who have those underlying conditions. (cdc.gov)
Ebola1
- Background: Ebola Virus causes disease both in human and non-human primatesespecially in developing countries. (bvsalud.org)
Centre2
- According to this new study , led by researchers from the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control in Hong Kong, most people say they are avoiding crowded places (85 percent in March) and staying home as much as possible (75 percent). (vox.com)
- Q: And you then became Chief Scientist at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control . (ukcolumn.org)
Workplace3
- And we may also recommend social distancing in the community and the workplace. (cdc.gov)
- This analysis illustrates how the less advantaged can be affected differently by disease outbreaks, disasters, and large-scale emergencies-and how workplace practices can either exacerbate or ameliorate health security. (nhspi.org)
- The latter consisted of social distancing, school and 3 Faculty of Economics and Management, workplace closures and travel ban (2). (bvsalud.org)
NPIs4
- Among all the NPIs, social distancing for the entire population and the protection for the elderly in the public facilities is the most effective control measure in reducing severe infections and deceased cases. (medrxiv.org)
- Our simulation results provide novel insights into the city-specific implementation of NPIs with minimal social disruption considering the locations and population characteristics. (medrxiv.org)
- The NPIs, such as city-wide school closures, were implemented as part of its State of Emergency plan ( 6 ) in New York City (NYC) that has been identified as a major epicenter with over 258,000 cases and 23,915 confirmed deaths ( 7 ). (medrxiv.org)
- However, the effectiveness of these NPIs remains unclear, promoting a critical need to evaluate them and to derive more effective NPIs with the consideration of social disruption. (medrxiv.org)
Nonpharmaceutical1
- Our results support early social distancing as a nonpharmaceutical intervention for reducing mortality. (watinet.com)
Public25
- highlighted the potential for transmission in public areas during a school closure. (cdc.gov)
- However, with only approximately one third of households in this investigation reporting their children went to public areas during the school closure, the same level of concern of public transmission was not found. (cdc.gov)
- County Public Health recommends local agencies, businesses, school districts, organizations, and health care providers throughout the county develop or update plans for social distancing. (pasoroblespress.com)
- Although voluntary adoption of social distancing by the public and community organizations is possible, public policy can enhance implementation. (cdc.gov)
- To help the nation - and the world - understand and prepare for contagious outbreaks, the National Institutes of Health's Models of Infectious Disease Agent Study (MIDAS) adds new research expertise to increase its capacity to simulate disease spread, evaluate different intervention strategies and help inform public health officials and policymakers. (nih.gov)
- of the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston. (nih.gov)
- School closures are one element of 'social distancing,' one of the public health strategies to slow the progression of a pandemic," says Shira Doron, MD, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center. (forbes.com)
- Although much focus has turned to online learning platforms, many public schools are not set up to use them or do not have the technology and equipment to provide online teaching. (hrw.org)
- On Monday August 22, the Marcos government in the Philippines re-opened schools for in-person education, herding over 27 million children back into dilapidated and unsafe public schools nationwide after more than two years of closed classes. (wsws.org)
- The overcrowding of classes is further exacerbated by the more than 26,000 teaching positions reported vacant in the public school system as of 2021. (wsws.org)
- The CDC recommends that all people wear cloth face masks in public places where it's difficult to maintain a 6-foot distance from others. (thriveglobal.com)
- As the United States experiences widespread school closures and governmental orders to close public places that attract crowds, you're likely to hear the term "social distancing" several times a day. (thriveglobal.com)
- Social distancing is a responsibility that individuals take on to make sure they're not the vector of disease and to break the chain of transmission," said May Chu, PhD , a clinical professor in the department of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health in Aurora, Colorado. (thriveglobal.com)
- The recommendation is to be 3 to 6 feet away from other people, and to preferably be outside," where transmission risk is lower, said Thomas Jaenisch, PhD , an infectious disease epidemiologist and associate professor at the Colorado School of Public Health. (thriveglobal.com)
- It focuses on severe emerging diseases with potential to generate a public health emergency, and for which no, or insufficient, preventive and curative solutions exist. (who.int)
- A separate process for dealing with a new disease or pathogen, or one that is presenting in a new manner and likely to cause a public health emergency (Part 2). (who.int)
- So, some of the important public health recommendations will be given to the public to slow the spread of disease and protect health. (cdc.gov)
- But public health experts warned that as Florida reopens, its good luck could change with one asymptomatic disease carrier stepping into a large nursing home. (tampabay.com)
- The directives delivered to us all this morning now necessitate the closure of the cathedral campus as a public gathering place. (saintmarks.org)
- This public closure necessarily includes the dozen services we hold in the cathedral and its chapels each week and is effective today. (saintmarks.org)
- A National Advisory Committee, also formed in 1987, with representatives from the Ministry of Health, other ministries, the public media, hotels, and travel agencies concentrated on educating the public about the disease. (factsanddetails.com)
- Our speakers will discuss implications of such knowledge for clinical and public health practice and how this information could be used in the control of the pandemic, and more generally in the control of infectious diseases. (cdc.gov)
- With colder weather, more time spent indoors, the ongoing U.S. holiday season, and silent spread of disease, with approximately 50% of transmission from asymptomatic persons ( 2 ), the United States has entered a phase of high-level transmission where a multipronged approach to implementing all evidence-based public health strategies at both the individual and community levels is essential. (cdc.gov)
- And so, in the setting of a really rapidly evolving outbreak, a rapid review is probably more preferable because we're always getting this new information constantly trickling out, and at some point you've got to take that information and rapidly synthesize it in order to inform a public health intervention. (cdc.gov)
- It included public health activities, sectors and restricting social movement within and intensified diagnostic capacity and early, appropriate between states to protect the population. (who.int)
Physical7
- 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)
- Maybe now more than ever, it's important to take care of our social wellness, even as we practice physical distancing. (cccstudentmentalhealth.org)
- Only the most minimal of mitigations are in place, including a mask mandate, temperature checks, handwashing, and, when the government deems there is enough space, physical distancing. (wsws.org)
- We derived nine features on a daily basis including time spent at home, maximum distance travelled from home, the maximum number of Bluetooth-enabled nearby devices (as a proxy for physical distancing), step count, average heart rate, sleep duration, bedtime, phone unlock duration, and social app use duration. (jmir.org)
- It is difficult to wear masks and maintain physical distance in bars, which increases the risk of community transmission, Glatter said. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Prolonged conversation while eating and drinking unmasked, and without adequate physical distancing indoors, significantly increases the risk of transmission, Glatter added. (brighamandwomens.org)
- Promote social (or physical) distancing. (nepp.co.za)
Epidemiologist2
- Social distancing is a complicated way of saying stay away from people, and the microbial residue that people might have accidentally left behind," said Malia Jones , a social epidemiologist at the University of Wisconsin in Madison who studies how people's behaviors contribute to outbreaks of infectious disease. (thriveglobal.com)
- And then I spent two years at the LSHTM in the early Nineties, and then I came back to Sweden and became State Epidemiologist, which means having control over all infectious diseases. (ukcolumn.org)
Masks3
- 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)
- Gardam, the hospital's chief of staff and infectious disease physician, is scrambling to stockpile masks to protect his staff at Humber River Hospital. (cbc.ca)
- Transmission of the disease by asymptomatic cases should be emphasized to ensure continuous wearing of face masks, hand hygiene and social distancing. (who.int)
VIRUS OUTBREAK1
- Even during a deadly virus outbreak, it's important for addicted individuals to get the help they need. (addictionresource.net)
Deaths2
- During the 2002-2003 outbreak, SARS affected over 8,000 people and caused over 700 deaths in 26 countries. (differencebetween.io)
- In 2014 during its outbreak, it led to majority of deaths especially in some impoverished area of West Africa and its effect is still witnessed up till date. (bvsalud.org)
Pandemics3
- The findings from investigating the effect of this school closure support other CDC recommendations and are relevant for future pandemics. (cdc.gov)
- Dr. Borenstein has experience guiding communities through outbreaks and pandemics and has found a "measured and flexible approach" to be most successful. (pasoroblespress.com)
- The author briefly reviewed the existing literature on the mental health aspects of disasters and presents the issues related to school closures due to pandemics, from medical and socioeconomic perspectives and in terms of children's mental health. (jkacap.org)
Workplaces1
Epidemics2
- This group will study fundamental questions about the behavioral, environmental and evolutionary factors underlying infectious disease epidemics and use this information to develop real-time models for particular localities, such as cities or states. (nih.gov)
- In the absence of direct evidence early in the outbreak, as the number of local cases mounted, states based their decisions to close schools and declare an emergency on modeling studies and evidence from past epidemics. (watinet.com)
Mandates1
- As of this article's publication, 46 states have issued mandates closing restaurants, bars, and other businesses that promote social gatherings in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. (addictionresource.net)
Symptoms6
- For instance, school closure is useful in controlling the infections among the young people ( 13 , 14 ), who tend to have mild or moderate symptoms and usually can recover without treatment. (medrxiv.org)
- There are also notable differences between the two viruses in terms of their transmission, symptoms, severity, and outbreak response. (differencebetween.io)
- The disease is most contagious when the infected person is experiencing symptoms, but people can still spread the virus even if they have no symptoms. (differencebetween.io)
- The disease is characterized by fever, cough, sore throat , body aches, and respiratory symptoms, which can lead to pneumonia and other complications. (differencebetween.io)
- However, many of the symptoms can be treated and getting early care can make the disease less dangerous. (nepp.co.za)
- We'll be discussing evidence that people who have coronavirus disease without symptoms can still spread the disease. (cdc.gov)
CDC's3
Reopen schools2
- After months of closures, governments are eager to reopen schools and businesses to allow people to get on with their lives. (kffhealthnews.org)
- Consultation with local or state health departments is essential for guidance concerning when to reopen schools. (medscape.com)
Widespread1
- As of today, how widespread is the outbreak in the United States? (cdc.gov)
Bans1
- Meanwhile, lifting bans on gatherings of more than ten people and school reopenings were linked to a spike in R value of 25 and 24 percent, respectively, after 28 days. (newstarget.com)
Gatherings2
- The government said it would consider closing schools and universities, encourage working from home and a reduction in large gatherings. (themontserratreporter.com)
- Cancelation of all school or childcare related gatherings should also be announced. (medscape.com)
Prevention2
- NIGMS is a part of NIH that supports basic research to increase our understanding of life processes and lay the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. (nih.gov)
- A June report by Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) also warned that "most countries face a catastrophic shortage of medical professionals. (bmj.com)
Governments1
Exposure1
- However, it can spread over distances longer than 2 m (6 ft) in enclosed, poorly ventilated places and with prolonged exposure. (wikipedia.org)
Communicable diseases1
- This is a means to control the spread of communicable diseases to improve the health of Singaporeans," said Ministry of Health spokeswoman Aida Tay. (factsanddetails.com)
Mitigation2
- We conducted an investigation to evaluate psychosocial and economic effects of the school closure on the students' families and to assess whether students complied with mitigation recommendations. (cdc.gov)
- The results of this review suggest that research on children's mental health in relation to the adoption of school closures as a pandemic mitigation strategy is urgently needed. (jkacap.org)
People12
- 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)
- This includes people who are aged 60 and over and those who have serious chronic health conditions, like diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, and weakened immune systems. (pasoroblespress.com)
- In recent years, a number of new diseases have emerged and infected people around the world. (nih.gov)
- About 80% of people according to the WHO study will experience the mild form of the disease. (leurr.com)
- Dr Patrick Jackson, an assistant professor of infectious disease at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, told DailyMail.com that this surge could soon taper off as there are only 'so many people' vulnerable to the illnesses. (dailymail.co.uk)
- That should give people confidence that social distancing is working, even with its painful economic toll. (vox.com)
- He added, 'Those people were not likely to have been infectious, not likely to have been reinfected. (cnbc.com)
- Let's talk about how this pandemic has affected social lives of people all around the world. (crric.org)
- Closing schools and offices ensures that people can limit their interactions with others and slows the spread of the virus while the healthcare system copes with the pandemic. (crric.org)
- People in car crashes, people with cancer, pregnant women who have complications during delivery - all those people risk getting a lesser caliber of care when a hospital is trying to cope with the chaos of an outbreak. (boston.com)
- The people who are most at risk for these severe infections are people who are older and people who have chronic underlying heart, lung, or kidney disease, and those with diabetes. (cdc.gov)
- But then also people who have chronic heart conditions, lung disease, kidney failure, or diabetes. (cdc.gov)
Cases8
- School closure policy may not work as effectively as one might expect in terms of reducing the number of deceased cases. (medrxiv.org)
- The disease is characterized by high fever , cough, shortness of breath, and respiratory distress , which can lead to pneumonia and, in severe cases, respiratory failure and death . (differencebetween.io)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked Japan, which has 910 reported cases, to close all schools until late March. (forbes.com)
- Medical professionals saw a trajectory of cases that tracked alarmingly close to the early days of the outbreak in New York. (tampabay.com)
- Cases among those who were not at the bar opening included 12 in eight households with children, two on a school sports team and three in a long-term care facility. (brighamandwomens.org)
- It comes as confirmed cases in the UK rose to 51 and Boris Johnson unveiled his plan for dealing with the outbreak. (themontserratreporter.com)
- If no additional confirmed or suspected cases are identified among students (or school-based personnel) for a period of 7 days, schools may consider reopening. (medscape.com)
- A retrospective study was conducted on diarrhea sur le fardeau des maladies diarrhéiques chez les cases admitted into the emergency department of the enfants en Afrique subsaharienne. (bvsalud.org)
Transmission3
- It is interesting that Nye fails to make the connection between socio-cultural globalism and transmission of infectious disease, a glaring omission probably made for ideological reasons. (theoccidentalobserver.net)
- The suspected pathway of disease transmission? (theoccidentalobserver.net)
- The R number, or reproduction number, is a key measure of virus transmission as well as an infectious disease's capacity to spread. (newstarget.com)
Rapidly2
- Because of the person to person contact the disease is spreading rapidly. (bvsalud.org)
- The ultimate scope and effect of this outbreak is unclear at present as the situation is rapidly evolving (adapted from JAMA). (pediatrix.com)