Swedish authorities claim the country is rapidly approaching herd immunity.
Kenya’s government have issued a directive that people must wear masks while in public places.
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In Kenya, the Spanish flu caused various forms of social and economic disruption, ranging from social distancing to the suspension of nonessential services and widespread food shortages.
Scientists have wondered what role — if any — air pollution has in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The link between air pollution and elevated death rates for COVID-19 may be overestimated.
Indonesia needs to carry out rigorous contact tracing to make sure those who risk spreading the disease can be tested and isolated.
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Testriono, Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta and Iqra Anugrah, Institute for Economic and Social Research, Education, and Information (LP3ES)
Social science researchers can help make sure contact tracing is carried out in all provinces in Indonesia.
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It is not surprising that being unhealthy makes you more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. But what may worry you is just how many Americans are in this high-risk group.
Public health authorities rely on models to make decisions but how accurate are they?
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Why is there such a wide difference in projections for how much COVID-19 will spread? An expert in disease modeling explains what models can and cannot do.
COVID-19 has a long incubation time, and testing can take days to get results. Don’t let continually rising case numbers make you give up on staying at home.
The new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, spreads faster than the H1N1 influenza virus and is much deadlier. SARS-CoV-2 is particularly skilled at keeping cells from calling out for help.
Western Australia is expanding its coronavirus testing criteria from today. So who can get tested in that state, and in other states and territories across Australia?
Our mobile phone’s location data could be a valuable tool to help track and trace the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The government has the legal power to do it, given what’s at stake.
Social distancing is vital to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. But it doesn’t have to be purely physical - we can separate ourselves in time too, by staggering our daily routines.
Mitigating the effects of future pandemics will require sound and efficient predictions.
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Predicting how a virus will spread — and its effects — relies on mathematically sound and accurate models that account for factors like weather patterns and human behaviour.
Initiatives to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 are under way. But how far away are they?
Stray cows rest on a New Delhi street during a one-day civil curfew to combat coronavirus. Cattle may have been central to a coronavirus outbreak in 1890.
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne