All Posts: 2019 Novel Coronavirus
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A Three-Step Plan to Aid with COVID-19 Supply Shortage
WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) — Two public health experts propose that the U.S. government undertake a three-step plan to aid in managing the supply of personal protective…
March 26, 2020
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COVID-19 Frontline Guide for Local Decision-Makers
Webinar on Monday, March 30, to Review Guide and Actions WASHINGTON (March 24, 2020) — Successful suppression of COVID-19 in the United States will require urgent and decisive…
March 24, 2020
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Do Authoritarian Regimes Have an Advantage in an Outbreak Response?
WASHINGTON (February 13, 2020) — In an effort to control the COVID-19 outbreak (previously known as 2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease), China rapidly shut down a market in…
February 13, 2020
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“No Time to Lose”; Georgetown Global Health Experts React to PHEIC Declaration
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2020) — This afternoon, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the recommendation of the Emergency, …
January 30, 2020
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“Global Action Plan” Urgently Needed to Bring the 2019-nCoV Under Control, Say Georgetown Global Health Experts
WASHINGTON (January 30, 2020) — The World Health Organization should facilitate a multidisciplinary committee to develop a “global action plan” to help bring the 2019-nCoV…
January 30, 2020
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Georgetown Global Health Experts Weigh in on WHO Decision to Not Declare PHEIC
WASHINGTON (January 23, 2020) — Today, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on the recommendation of the Emergency Committee, decided not…
January 23, 2020
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Georgetown Global Health Experts Comment on WHO’s Delayed PHEIC Decision and Wuhan Transportation Shutdown
WASHINGTON (January 22, 2020) — This afternoon, World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced a delay in his decision on whether or not to…
January 22, 2020
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Global Health Security Experts See Challenges With Screening Airline Passengers from China for Virus
WASHINGTON (January 17, 2020) — Georgetown University global health experts say the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) decision to screen airline…
January 17, 2020
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Subject Matter Experts
WASHINGTON — Georgetown University professors offer expertise for journalists seeking interviews in a variety of subjects related to COVID-19 (previously known as 2019…
January 17, 2020