Pandemic
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Trends Affecting Pandemic Risk In recent decades, several trends have affected pandemic probability, preparedness, and mitigation capacity. Various factors—population growth, increasing urbanization, greater demand for animal protein, greater travel and connectivity between population centers, habitat loss, climate change, and increased interactions at the human-animal interface—affect the likelihood of pandemic events by increasing either the probability…
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Innovations in pandemic financing have been developed in response to the significant burden that a pandemic can place on a country’s financial resources. One such innovation is the World Bank’s Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) (Katz and Seifman 2016).3 A type of disaster risk pool, the PEF provides poorly resourced countries with an infusion of funds…
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Pandemic risk, as noted, is driven by the combined effects of spark risk and spread risk. The foci of both risk factors often overlap, especially in some LMICs (such as in Central and West Africa and Southeast Asia), making these areas particularly vulnerable to pandemics and their negative consequences. Spark Risk A zoonotic spark could…
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRIORITIZING INVESTMENTS TO MITIGATE PANDEMIC RISK IN RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS Preparing for a pandemic is challenging because of a multitude of factors, many of which are unique among natural disasters. Pandemics are rare events, and the risk of occurrence is influenced by anthropogenic changes in the natural environment. In addition, accountability for…
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While much has been written about the rapid worldwide growth of COVID-19 and the ways it is transforming daily life, there have been comparatively fewer discussions on where it will lead longer term. As global security leaders prepare their response strategies, there is significant value in taking the time to consider the second order consequences…
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The new coronavirus could cause damage to the testicles without actually infecting them, according to a joint study by researchers from China and the United States. They found that the virus could enlarge and attack the cells that produce sperm, possibly by binding to an enzyme on the cell surface. But the researchers said there…
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Brazil now has the second worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, according to official figures—and unlike the US, which has the world’s worst outbreak, the daily death toll is rising. Reuters reports that on Monday, Brazilian COVID-19 deaths rose above the US daily toll for the first time, with 807 deaths reported in 24 hours, compared to 620…
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Care and Treatment to Reduce the Severity of Pandemic Illness During a pandemic, health authorities work to reduce the severity of illness through patient care and treatment, which can help decrease the likelihood of severe outcomes such as hospitalizations and deaths. Treatments may range from nonspecific, supportive care to disease-specific drugs. During the prepandemic period,…
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An eighth Amazon warehouse worker has died from coronavirus, as the company continues to wrestle with complaints about workplace safety, NBC News reported. The female worker was assigned to the packing area at a fulfillment center near Cleveland in North Randall, Ohio. She had worked with Amazon since November 2018. She was diagnosed April 30, which was…
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New EU fund will offer grants rather than loans to member states hit hardest by Covid-19 after a series of bitter rows between members. France and Germany have proposed a €500bn (£439bn) recovery fund for struggling European Union economies as they battle to quell bitter infighting over the bloc’s halting response to the Covid-19 catastrophe. Under…
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As the number of deaths fall for the third week running, 10,000 more people than average have died at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of people in the UK who have lost their lives to coronavirus has now passed 40,000, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics. But the true death toll could…
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Barcelona have said footballers are allowed to train in groups of 10. Spanish clubs have been given the green light to move from individual training into group training, with the government allowing La Liga teams to train in groups of up to 10 players, bringing the restart of competition a little closer. The Boletín Oficial…
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China’s exports rose 8.2 percent year on year in yuan terms in April while imports fell 10.2 percent, official data showed Thursday. Foreign trade of goods inched down 0.7 percent year on year in April to 2.5 trillion yuan ($352.5 billion), the General Administration of Customs said. China’s coal imports in April surged 22% from…
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop…
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Hong Kong’s Airport Authority (AA) is applying disinfection technologies, including disinfection channels, antimicrobial coating and autonomous cleaning robots, at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to protect passengers and airport staff from COVID-19 infection. HKIA is the world’s first airport where “CLeanTech”, a full-body disinfection channel facility, is trialed in live operation. Persons using the facility…
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Nigeria has recorded 220 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2388. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday. It said, “220 new cases of #COVID19; 62 in Lagos, 52 in FCT, 31 in Kaduna, 13 in Sokoto, 10 in Kebbi, 9 in…
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