Prevention Is Better Than the Cure: Risk Management of COVID-19
A novel coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China on 31 December 2019. The WHO named the disease COVID-19 on 11 February 2020. As of 26 February 2020, the disease has been detected on all continents, except for Antarctica. Daily updates on COVID-19 since early February...
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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/1911-8074/13/3/46/ 2023-08-20T04:01:54+02:00 Prevention Is Better Than the Cure: Risk Management of COVID-19 Michael McAleer 2020-03-03 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13030046 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute Risk https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13030046 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Risk and Financial Management; Volume 13; Issue 3; Pages: 46 COVID-19 SARS MERS risk management vaccines cures clinical trials Text 2020 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm13030046 2023-07-31T23:11:14Z A novel coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China on 31 December 2019. The WHO named the disease COVID-19 on 11 February 2020. As of 26 February 2020, the disease has been detected on all continents, except for Antarctica. Daily updates on COVID-19 since early February 2020 have made headline news worldwide for much of 2020. This editorial evaluates risk management based on the Global Health Security (GHS) Index of global health security capabilities in 195 countries. The GHS Index lists the countries best prepared for an epidemic or pandemic. COVID-19 is compared with two related coronavirus epidemics, SARS and MERS, in terms of the number of reported human infections, deaths, countries, major country clusters, timelines, and the likelihood of discovering a safe, effective, and approved vaccine. Text Antarc* Antarctica MDPI Open Access Publishing Journal of Risk and Financial Management 13 3 46 |
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A novel coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China on 31 December 2019. The WHO named the disease COVID-19 on 11 February 2020. As of 26 February 2020, the disease has been detected on all continents, except for Antarctica. Daily updates on COVID-19 since early February 2020 have made headline news worldwide for much of 2020. This editorial evaluates risk management based on the Global Health Security (GHS) Index of global health security capabilities in 195 countries. The GHS Index lists the countries best prepared for an epidemic or pandemic. COVID-19 is compared with two related coronavirus epidemics, SARS and MERS, in terms of the number of reported human infections, deaths, countries, major country clusters, timelines, and the likelihood of discovering a safe, effective, and approved vaccine. |
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