Category: Corona Special
Fact or fiction: How much do you know about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Knowing the facts is key to being properly prepared and protecting yourself and your loved ones. UNICEF
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads, so is misinformation. Knowing the facts is key to being properly prepared and protecting yourself and your loved ones against the virus. Test how much you know about the virus and please help us tackle misinformation by sharing this quiz with your...
Can an Old Vaccine Stop the New Coronavirus? (Quest covid19 special)
A tuberculosis vaccine invented a century ago is cheap and safe, and seems to bolster the body’s immune system. A vaccine that was developed a hundred years ago to fight the tuberculosis scourge in Europe is now being tested against the coronavirus by scientists eager to find a...
“The One and the Many.”How Does the Corona virus Behave Inside a Patient?
We’ve counted the viral spread across peoples; now we need to count it within people.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhartha_Mukherjee In the third week of February, as the COVID-19 epidemic was still flaring in China, I arrived in Kolkata, India. I woke up to a sweltering morning—the black kites outside my hotel room...
The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates-A prophetic talk(quest corona special)
In 2014, the world avoided a horrific global outbreak of Ebola, thanks to thousands of selfless health workers — plus, frankly, thanks to some very good luck. In hindsight, we know what we should have done better. So, now’s the time, Bill Gates suggests, to put all our...
Coronavirus Is Our Future | Alanna Shaikh (Quest corona special)
Global health expert Alanna Shaikh talks about the current status of the 2019 nCov coronavirus outbreak and what this can teach us about the epidemics yet to come. Alanna Shaikh is a global health consultant and executive coach who specializes in individual, organizational and systemic resilience. She holds...
Pandemic: Lessons Learned-Did we?
The 2009 H1N1, or Swine Flu, pandemic took the world’s health experts by surprise. Looking back, journalist Laurie Garrett and public health scientist Michael Osterholm each give their take on how well the world responded to the threat, what mistakes they made, and what the lessons learned can...
