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Wuhan, The Coronavirus And The World: Thinking Beyond Isolation

February 3, 2020

Public fear seems inevitable given the alarming updates on the coronavirus outbreak, and isolation — in the forms of lockdown and quarantine — has become our default response. As a…

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Is The Coronavirus Outbreak As Bad As SARS Or The 2009 Influenza Pandemic? A Biologist Explains The Clues

February 1, 2020

As the new coronavirus continues to cross international borders, the two key questions on public health officials’ minds are: ‘How deadly is it?’ and ‘Can it be contained?’. The two…

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Fear Spreads Easily. That’s What Gives The Wuhan Coronavirus Economic Impact

January 31, 2020

One way to count the cost of the Wuhan coronavirus is by how many people catch it, and then how many die. Another is the direct financial costs of public…

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How Contagious Is The Wuhan Coronavirus And Can You Spread It Before Symptoms Start?

January 30, 2020

Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus have increased dramatically over the past week, prompting concerns about how contagious the virus is and how it spreads. According to the World Health Organisation,…

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These Are The 4 kinds Of Shoppers In 2020, According To IBM

January 30, 2020

With technology radically shaping the way we live, consumer shopping behaviour is one thing which fundamentally changed. Consequently, the way brands handle marketing should also change. In IBM’s research, Meet…

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The Deadliest Pandemics In Human History

January 29, 2020

The number of confirmed cases of the Wuhan Coronavirus in China has surpassed that of the 2003 SARS outbreak, CNN reports. According to CNN, 5,975 cases were confirmed in mainland…

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The World’s Population Is Ageing: The Number Of Elderly People Now Exceeds The Number Of Children

January 28, 2020

The world is experiencing a shift in the population composition ⁠— the number of elderly people now exceeds the number of children, based on the data from the United Nations…

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What We Know Suggests The Economic Impact Of Wuhan Coronavirus Will Be Limited

January 28, 2020

The Wuhan coronavirus has had a significant human toll. More than 100 people have died and nearly 3,000 are known to be infected, including some in Australia. The number actually…

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What The Latest Coronavirus Tells Us About Emerging New Infections

January 27, 2020

Viruses are quick studies. They’re prolific at adapting to new environments and infecting new hosts. As a result they are able to jump the species divide from animals to humans…

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