Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)


Coronavirus | Why it's important to wash your hands properly - UV experiment

Mar 18, 2020

We simulated germs with UV gel to show you the difference between washing your hands, and washing your hands properly.

Watch this video to find out why it's so important to wash your hands properly, to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
 

COVID-19: An Interview with The Jackson Laboratory President Edison T. Liu, M.D.

Mar 18, 2020

Integral to our mission to improve human health, The Jackson Laboratory is committed to helping address the coronavirus pandemic as rapidly as possible.
 

What should we learn from the Covid-19 crisis?

Mar 18, 2020

What lessons should futurists highlight from the Covid-19 crisis? What should we learn as individuals, as nations, and as a global community?

This online London Futurists discussion included a number of initial short talks, followed by a group discussion involving the online attendees. The event took place on Saturday 14th March using Zoom.

The panellists were:
*) David Doherty, mHealth Insight - "A mobile first approach to the management of infectious disease"
*) Steve Buss, citizen scientist - "Options for developing medical cures faster"
*) Tim Pendry, crisis advisor - "Reforms for the post-coronavirus age"
*) Adah Parris, cultural strategist - "Seeing the crisis differently"
*) Pat Kane, co-convenor, Alternative UK - "A political perspective"

The event was moderated by David Wood, chair of London Futurists.
 

Reduce your COVID-19 risk: Wash hands, clean cell phones and workstations

Mar 19, 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, many people worry about contracting the virus by touching surfaces, such as public sinks, cellphones or computer workstations. Dr. Clayton Cowl, chair of Mayo Clinic's Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine, says that while the virus that causes COVID-19 may live on surfaces for hours to days, people can reduce their risk of contracting it by practicing certain hygiene strategies.
 

Remote learning & COVID-19: a New Jersey teacher's story

Mar 19, 2020

Educators are facing unprecedented challenges as school systems around the country shift into remote learning due to COVID-19. We spoke to Rory Yakubov, a teacher at Old Bridge High School in Old Bridge, New Jersey. Yakubov, who has taught for 14 years, currently teaches Algebra 1 and Geometry. She shares her experience with remote learning during Coronavirus outbreak.
 

Watch Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Anthony Fauci discuss COVID-19 pandemic - Livestream

Streamed live Mar 19, 2020

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Anthony Fauci, NIAID Director will talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and answer questions from viewers on Mark Zuckerberg's profile page.
 

ALife predicts Covid-19

Mar 19, 2020

This short talk presents Artificial Life, and how Artificial Life is used to give us knowledge about the spread of the corona virus Covid-19. Artificial Life simulates 'life as it could be', and the simulation makes it possible to understand clearly the theoretical consequences of implementing different social measures such as region quarantines and different levels of social distancing.
This short talk is part of the Playware Technology course at Technical University of Denmark.
 

Telemedicine and its rise amid the coronavirus outbreak

Mar 20, 2020

Telemedicine and its benefits have existed at some level for several years now, but amid the Covid-19 outbreak, it is seeing a surge in popularity and use. Unfortunately, as valuable as online health check-ups may be in a time when self-isolation is encouraged, some folks are getting left behind.
 

Covid-19 lessons to be learned Daniel Orenstein Technion

Mar 20, 2020

Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Prof. Daniel Orenstein Head of the Socio-Ecological Systems Research Group in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning talks about some lessons that can be learned from the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
 

Q&A with Peter Piot about COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020

At TEDMED 2020 (March 3), Virologist and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Director Peter Piot sat down for a Q & A with TEDMED's Jay Walker to talk about the “novel” coronavirus. As Peter emphasizes in the conversation, “This is not a drill, it is the real thing”. Hear this world-renowned expert explain how easily this virus spreads, the realistic effectiveness of face masks, and the importance of slowing the spread of the disease. Peter also shares his thoughts on the potential timeframe for drug treatment options and a future vaccine.

In the context of the next pandemic and our future, Peter explained that, “We have to be realistic; this is a never-ending battle of humankind against viruses, don’t forget it’s a virus planet. But we are better prepared for the next epidemic when it strikes—that’s really important for us—and for that we need to be absolutely committed to build a global fire brigade I would say, long before the house catches on fire next time.” Visit TEDMED.com to read more about Peter and his work.
 

Facebook Live: Viral structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein goes under the microscope

Mar 20, 2020

Just weeks after the genome sequence of the recently emerged coronavirus was published online, researchers reported the cryogenic electron microscopy structure of the spike protein the virus uses to gain entry to host cells in a 19 February Science paper. The insights from their study are already helping to inform vaccines against SARS-CoV-2.

On Friday, the coauthors of this study, Jason McLellan and Barney Graham, discussed via Facebook Live how they visualized the spike protein, as well as how their work to improve understanding of SARS-CoV2 viral structure will inform therapeutics against this virus going forward.
 

Dr. Seema answers 50 of the most Googled Coronavirus questions

Mar 20, 2020

Dr. Seema Yasmin is back to help answer 50 of the most popular coronavirus questions being searched right now. Do coronavirus symptoms come and go? Why is it called coronavirus? Has this virus been around before?

Seema Yasmin is a professor at Stanford School of Medicine, director of the Stanford Center for Health Communication and an Emmy Award-wining journalist. She was a CDC disease detective and a reporter for the Dallas Morning News, where she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Dr. Yasmin trained in medicine at the University of Cambridge and in journalism at the University of Toronto.
 
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