Tagged: SARS-CoV-2

Eliminate the pandemic virus causing COVID-19 or risk an animal reservoir - Public Health Expert

Public Health Expert • Jul 01, 2020 •

• animal reservoir,
• COVID-19,
• pandemic planning,
• SARS-CoV-2

Prof John Potter* Elimination has been an effective strategy for New Zealand in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic virus (SARS-CoV-2). Most other countries have not pursued this goal and are ignoring the opportunity even now. SARS-CoV-2 is not manageable by the influenza playbook; its longer incubation period makes tracing and isolation more practicable and puts elimination within reach. There … Read More

Lifting our game against COVID-19 - Code for life

Grant Jacobs • Mar 23, 2020 •

• #COVID19,
• COVID-19,
• New Zealand,
• quarantine,
• SARS-CoV-2,
• social distance,
• testing,
• tracing,
• tracking

We need to be lifting our game against COVID-19. [Edit: this was written before to the announcement of the Level 4 lockdown, and the National State of Emergency. The explanation of why we’re doing this, and general points should still be useful.] You and I need to help those working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while they’re trying to … Read More

Coronavirus update: spread outside China and a new name - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Feb 16, 2020 •

• 2019-nCov,
• algal blooms,
• Aqil Haziq Mahmud,
• China,
• conversation,
• coronavirus,
• COVID-19,
• Diamond Princess,
• Dr Ian Mackay,
• Dr Katherine Arden,
• Jalelah Abu Baker,
• Japan,
• MS Westerdam,
• quarantine,
• SARS-CoV-2,
• Singapore

With over 69,000 confirmed cases and 1,600 deaths, here’s your round-up of the latest coronavirus news. New disease and virus have now officially been named On the 11th February, the WHO Director General announced a new name for the disease: COVID-19 which is short for coronavirus disease 2019. The naming follows the WHO’s commitment not to call diseases after … Read More