A QUT researcher who specializes in tracking infectious disease outbreaks based on people's movement patterns says blanket COVID-19 lockdowns could become targeted to designated hotspots or neighborhoods with the increased ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Scientists around the world are racing to develop vaccines and treatments for the novel coronavirus in an effort to halt the global COVID-19 pandemic. While recognizing the need for speed, the scientific community is committed ...
Apr 7, 2020
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The coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak has impacted people all over the world at the same time. Unlike other disasters that may affect one region or specific community, the global-scale of this pandemic is unusual. The uncertainty ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Heightened fears surrounding COVID-19 have once again brought the idea of "patient zero" into public consciousness. Ever since it was coined by accident in the 1980s, this popular yet slippery term has regularly—and misguidedly—been ...
Apr 2, 2020
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Information, social influence, the practicalities of isolation and a clear understanding of the benefits of quarantine are key to people adhering to this measure to contain infectious disease outbreaks, according to new research ...
Apr 1, 2020
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The Scripps Research Translational Institute has launched an app-based research program that will analyze participants' wearable health data—including heart rates, sleep and activity levels—to more quickly detect the ...
Mar 25, 2020
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Austrian prosecutors said Tuesday they were investigating possible negligence during a coronavirus outbreak in a ski resort that led to hundreds of foreigners travelling back to their countries infected.
Mar 24, 2020
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Heading off a disease outbreak like COVID-19 means motivating people to assess their risk and alter their behavior, and yet the role of social media in that process is little understood.
Mar 23, 2020
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Alaska doesn't have a single reported case of COVID-19, yet economically it may be at its mercy.
Mar 13, 2020
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Nepal can greatly reduce its vulnerability to climate-sensitive infectious diseases by improving its public health surveillance and prediction capabilities, says a paper due to be published April in Acta Tropica.
Mar 12, 2020
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