Lessons Learnt From the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Front Public Health
; 9: 694705, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1365586
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has been characterized by unprecedented rates of spatio-temporal spread. Here, we summarize the main events in the pandemic's timeline and evaluate what has been learnt by the public health community. We also discuss the implications for future public health policy and, specifically, the practice of epidemic control. We critically analyze this ongoing pandemic's timeline and contrast it with the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak. We identify specific areas (e.g., pathogen identification and initial reporting) wherein the international community learnt valuable lessons from the SARS outbreak. However, we also identify the key areas where international public health policy failed leading to the exponential spread of the pandemic. We outline a clear agenda for improved pandemic control in the future.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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Fpubh.2021.694705
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