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One of the challenges it faces is being truly independent, typically, it is influenced by big states. Historically that has been western countries like the United States, and now it’s very much China as well - and that can sometimes prove challenging in situations like the last year.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
We need to reflect on how the global architecture can be improved.
Found on Reuters 3 years ago
I accept I made an error of judgement and took the wrong course of action. I have therefore stepped back from my involvement in SAGE.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If we relax measures too much then we will see a resurgence in transmission, if we want to reopen schools, let people get back to work, then we need to keep the transmission down in another manner.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
While school closure as a measure on its own is predicted to have a limited effectiveness in controlling Covid-19 transmission, when combined with intense social distancing it plays an important role in severing remaining contacts between households, and thus ensuring transmission declines.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We want to move to a situation where at least by the end of May we're able to substitute some less intensive measures, more based on technology and testing, for the complete lockdown we have now.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We think the epidemic is just about slowing in the UK right now.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I think we're still behind the epidemic seen in other European countries, i overall think we've got the timing about right.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It is unclear at the current time whether this outbreak can be contained within China.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
However, the detection of three cases outside China is worrying. We calculate, based on flight and population data, that there is only a 1 in 574 chance that a person infected in Wuhan would travel overseas before they sought medical care. This implies there might have been over 1,700 cases in Wuhan so far, there are many unknowns, meaning the uncertainty range around this estimate goes from 190 cases to over 4,000. But the magnitude of these numbers suggests that substantial human-to-human transmission can not be ruled out. Heightened surveillance, prompt information sharing and enhanced preparedness are recommended.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
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