Coronapod: Test, test, test!
In the first of our new podcast series, Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the epidemiology needed to control the Covid-19 outbreak.
In this episode:
03:57 Testing times
Case numbers of Covid-19 have leapt around the world in recent days, but how many undetected cases are out there? We talk about the urgent need to deploy two of the cornerstones of effective epidemiology \u2013 testing and contact tracing \u2013 and discuss why these measures aren\u2019t being rolled out worldwide.
News article: Scientists exposed to coronavirus wonder: why weren\u2019t we notified?; News article: South Korea is reporting intimate details of COVID-19 cases: has it helped?; News explainer: What China\u2019s coronavirus response can teach the rest of the world
14:23 Global governance in the wake of Covid-19
The International Health Regulations (IHR) were set up to help countries prepare for, and respond to, public-health emergencies. Rebecca Katz, a health security researcher specialising in emerging infectious diseases, tells us how the IHR are holding up during the Covid-19 outbreak.
Worldview: Pandemic policy can learn from arms control
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