The Origin and Treatment of Rumors in Public Health Emergencies—A Case Study of Corona Virus Disease 2019

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang minda ◽  
Zhao jianhua
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Corona Virus

scholarly journals Short communication: strengthening risk communication and community engagement for the containment of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 1164-1165
Author(s):  
Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava ◽  
Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Risk Communication ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
National Policy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Health Organization

Objectives: The objective of the article is to understand the need and importance of risk communication and community engagement in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. Introduction: The Corona Virus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, which has been designated as a public health emer- gency of international concern has created a sense of fear and apprehension among the community across the world. Methods: Acknowledging all these alarming facts, we cannot deny that we have to intensify our efforts and all the national policy makers should recognize the infection as of utmost public health priority and be prepared to respond to the potential outbreak within their own boundaries. Results: Based on the earlier outbreaks of the infectious diseases in the current decades, risk communication and communi- ty engagement have been identified as one of the crucial and integral elements of a successful response to the public health emergencies. Conclusion: In conclusion, risk communication and community engagement are an essential and challenging aspects of the containment of the COVID-19 outbreak and thus we have to try our best to establish a better system to ensure that risk communication is well in place and utilized effectively to engage the community. Keywords: COVID-19 outbreak; public health emergency of international concern; risk communication; community engagement; World Health Organization.

scholarly journals Legal Analysis of Government Policy on Large Scale Social Restrictions in Handling Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-200
Author(s):  
Ratna Desinta Mega Kumala
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
World Health ◽  
Health Risk Factors ◽  
Public Health Risk ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Corona Virus

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a pandemic so prevention efforts need to be made to avoid an increase in cases. In the context of prevention efforts carried out the implementation of health quarantine as regulated in Act Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine. The implementation of health quarantine is a joint responsibility of the Central Government and Regional Governments as a form of protection of public health from diseases and / or public health risk factors that have the potential to cause public health emergencies. Health quarantine is carried out through disease observation activities and public health risk factors for transportation, people, goods, and  or the environment, as well as responses to public health emergencies in the form of Health quarantine measures. One of the acts of health quarantine is in the form of large-scale social restrictions. The spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Indonesia is now increasing and expanding across regions and across countries accompanied by the number of cases and / or the number of deaths. The increase has an impact on political, economic, social, cultural, defense and security aspects, as well as the welfare of the people in Indonesia, so it is necessary to accelerate the handling of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the form of large-scale social restrictions in order to reduce the spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is expanding. 

scholarly journals The influence and enlightenment of five public health emergencies on public psychology since new century: A systematic review

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110022
Author(s):  
Zhifeng Wang ◽  
Dongmei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
H1n1 Influenza ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Wild Animals ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
The People

Background: Since the 21st century, humans have experienced five public health emergencies: the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), type A H1N1 influenza (H1N1), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), Ebola virus disease (EVD), and the new coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19). They caused a large number of casualties and a wider psychological crisis, which might cause severe consequences such as post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide. Aims: To reveal the law of formation of public psychological crisis in public health emergencies, and draw lessons from it. To provide ideas for effectively deal with these psychological crisis problems and fundamentally curbing the occurrence of public health emergencies. Method: Through the method of literature research, ‘public health incidents’, ‘psychological crisis’, ‘mental health’, ‘psychological intervention’, ‘SARS’, ‘H1N1’, ‘MERS’, ‘EVD’, and ‘COVID-19’ were used to search literatures in the databases such as PubMed, Springer, and Sciencedirect, and the literatures were summarized, sorted, and studied. Results: (1) The public health emergencies caused a universal psychological crisis. The main manifestations were depression, compulsion, despair, etc. The people involved mainly include patients, suspected isolated patients, medical staff, and the general public in the epidemic situation. (2) People’s psychological state often experienced stress stage, shock stage, acceptance, and reorganization. Only some susceptible individuals couldn’t complete effective psychological reconstruction, resulting in serious psychological disorders. Individual susceptibility is related to genetic factors, adversity, and traumatic stimuli experienced in early life. Conclusion: To reduce these psychological crisis problems, we should establish and improve the psychological crisis intervention or rescue system of public health emergencies, it was still necessary to live in harmony with nature, get rid of the inappropriate habit of preying on wild animals, in order to prevent the cross-species transmission of the virus between wild animals and humans, and to fundamentally avoid the occurrence of major infectious diseases.

scholarly journals Ethics review of studies during public health emergencies - the experience of the WHO ethics review committee during the Ebola virus disease epidemic

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilie Alirol ◽  
Annette C. Kuesel ◽  
Maria Magdalena Guraiib ◽  
Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez ◽  
Abha Saxena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Review Committee ◽  
Public Health Emergencies ◽  
Ethics Review

scholarly journals Genomic variation and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 importation and early circulation in Israel

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0243265
Author(s):  
Neta S. Zuckerman ◽  
Efrat Bucris ◽  
Yaron Drori ◽  
Oran Erster ◽  
Danit Sofer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Genomic Variation ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Acute Respiratory Disease ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Whole Genomes

Severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which causes corona virus disease (COVID-19) was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and has since led to a global pandemic. Importations of SARS-CoV-2 to Israel in late February from multiple countries initiated a rapid outbreak across the country. In this study, SARS-CoV-2 whole genomes were sequenced from 59 imported samples with a recorded country of importation and 101 early circulating samples in February to mid-March 2020 and analyzed to infer clades and mutational patterns with additional sequences identified Israel available in public databases. Recorded importations in February to mid-March, mostly from Europe, led to multiple transmissions in all districts in Israel. Although all SARS-CoV-2 defined clades were imported, clade 20C became the dominating clade in the circulating samples. Identification of novel, frequently altered mutated positions correlating with clade-defining positions provide data for surveillance of this evolving pandemic and spread of specific clades of this virus. SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread and mutate in Israel and across the globe. With economy and travel resuming, surveillance of clades and accumulating mutations is crucial for understanding its evolution and spread patterns and may aid in decision making concerning public health issues.

scholarly journals A revolutionary step; Role of Qatar`s central hubs in managing the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Z Habib ◽  
◽  
Y Hafeez ◽  
Imen Mbarek ◽  
M Ul Haque ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
The State ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The World

WHO declared Corona Virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a public health emergency on the 30th of January 2020. Soon afterward, COVID-19 cases started to emerge from all parts of the world. The state of Qatar was extremely vigilant from the very outset. Special measures were introduced immediately to restrict the influx of people from high-risk countries such as China and Iran. The Ministry of public health (MOPH), Qatar started preparing for an impending pandemic in the meantime. The first cluster of COVID-19 positive cases was declared on March the 11th 2019. A total of 238 cases were declared positive on this day. It raised the alarm to roll over all those preparations on the ground into practice

scholarly journals Epidemiological features of Corona Virus Disease 2019 in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 02038
Author(s):  
Ting Wang ◽  
Qiuxin Wang ◽  
Jinwen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Cure Rate ◽  
Central Cities ◽  
Epidemiological Features ◽  
Corona Virus

As a public health emergency with strong infectious, corona virus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan,Hubei in December 2019 has attracted worldwide concern. The epidemiological features of COVID- 19 in China at the early stage are examined. The spread of COVID-19 has reached a peak in China. The epidemic situation is very severe, especially in the regions or central cities closely linked with Wuhan. The increase in cure rate of COVID-19 also predicts a reduction in the risk of fatality.

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