What we need now is true unity in our vision for a covid19 free world. That means adapting our behaviour to follow the rules set down for our safety, says IqbalSurve GISAID Day5 SAlockdown coronavirus TheLockdown
Global Influenza Surveillance Initiative Cape Town - An unseen and invisible enemy has brought about a profound change in the way we humans view what we call life.
A previously unknown betacoronavirus , Covid-19 was first detected in China and reported on in December. It is a virus that attacks the respiratory system in humans and has been linked to bats and pangolins. Experts confirm the virus is not a living organism. The lockdown South Africans and many other nations across the world are undergoing is vital to stem the rapid spread of the disease. It is not going to eradicate it but rather slow it down to allow science to better understand it and develop the tools to fight it and give healthcare systems an opportunity to deal with the casualties.
That could be a while because our understanding of the coronavirus is evolving. But there is hope: hCoV-19 data from GISAID exclusively enables real-time analyses tools such as CoVSurver or NextCoV for scientists and researchers to get the best information about how to combat the pandemic. What made this so effective were stringent measures that were context-specific and dependent on the infection rate in each area.
Cellphone apps such as WeChat and Alipay were successful at allowing the government to track and stop confirmed infections from travelling. Colour codes on cellphones, much like that of a traffic light, allowed guards to allow or deny entry into train stations and other checkpoints.The potential strain on the health-care system was also controlled by the government making a number of crucial decisions.
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