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6 updates today on the coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19)
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, here are some of the latest headlines, resources, and stories to help you arm yourself with the best information.
1. WHO officially declares coronavirus pandemic
On Wednesday, the WHO having classified the coronavirus as a pandemic, the agency stressed that it would be the first global pandemic that could be brought under control. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explained that more than 90% of all reported coronavirus cases are in just 4 countries. In addition, he said, 81 countries have no cases and only 57 countries have reported 10 cases or less. This virus can be removed and controlled. Read more here.
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2. Hospitals need to be creative to increase capacity
Former Ebola tsar Ron Klain testified before the US Congress on Tuesday during a hearing on coronavirus preparation. Klain explained that many American hospitals are not prepared for the influx of cases that they will likely see, due to a lack of tests and a shortage of workers. He said hospitals might need to partner with government agencies to temporarily increase their capacity or borrow the type of creative thinking that has led to solutions such as driving tests in countries like Belgium, Korea and Germany.
We have to be creative and flexible.
—Ron Klain, former American Ebola Tsar
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3. This graph shows how the infection rate in China is slowing down
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Wuhan on Tuesday and said the disease was essentially contained there and in the hard-hit Hubei province, considered the center of the country's epidemic. Hubei too closed the last of its 15 makeshift hospitals Tuesday. Although there are now more than 121,000 cases worldwide, recoveries continue to increase. Learn more about new cases and recoveries here.
4. Controlling the virus means understanding human behavior
During an epidemic, people find it difficult to manage risks. They will weigh the perceived benefits of the protective measures against their perceived cost. This article by an expert in behavioral economics explains how taking into account human behavior will be essential to fight against the virus. Read more here.
5. How COVID-19 differs from the common flu
With the declaration of the pandemic, here is another reminder of how coronavirus infection can be distinguished from influenza. An epidemiologist breaks it down:
- COVID-19 has a higher mortality rate than influenza (2% for COVID-19 vs 0.1% for seasonal influenza)
- He incubates longer (2-14 days, more than 3 times longer than the flu)
- It is also more contagious. Each person with coronavirus is likely to spread it to two other people, compared to a rate of about half for influenza.
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6. The World Economic Forum launches the COVID action platform
In response to the coronavirus emergency, the World Economic Forum launched the COVID platform of action, as a partner of the World Health Organization (WHO). The platform is intended to catalyze private sector support for the global public health response to COVID-19, and to do so at the scale and speed required to protect lives and livelihoods, in the aim to find ways to help end the global emergency as soon as possible. The platform will focus on galvanizing the global business community to take action, protecting lives and livelihoods and mobilizing cooperation and support for the COVID-19 response. Read more here.
7. Understand what doesn't kill the virus
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