Greenstone and Nigan: “Does social distancing matter?”
Self administered testing
A summary of findings from a United Health Group Study.
Andrea Crisanti: the effectiveness of quarantine measures
An interview in Al Jazeera highlighting the need to isolate family members.
Korolev estimated SEIRD model
Ferguson infection/transmission estimates
Survey of life during the pandemic
From Michel Belot:
The survey “Life with Corona”, led by Tilman Bruck (International Security and Development Center), and the relevant links:
Survey- Life with Corona captures the voices and moods of citizens from around the world affected by the Corona-pandemic, collecting data for better analysis. Life with Corona is a charitable citizen science project based on rigorous academic methods. The questionnaire includes various modules that allow a comprehensive insight into daily life during the pandemic. Life with Corona was initiated by a team of scientists from ISDC, IGZ, UNU-WIDER and IDS and cooperates closely with international partners. The study started on 23 March 2020 and will continue throughout 2020 at least. It is conducted by an international team of researchers and volunteers led by Professor Tilman Brück of IGZ and ISDC.
Links:https://lebenmitcorona.org/life-with-corona/https://lifewithcorona.org/
Basic covid-19 information in Italian
Da Galeotti e Surico: una versione in lingua italiana delle loro diapositive e lezioni. Queste sono informazioni importanti sia per il grande pubblico che per i decisori.
Basic covid-19 information in Italian: details
Da Galeotti e Surico: una versione in lingua italiana delle loro diapositive e lezioni. Queste sono informazioni importanti sia per il grande pubblico che per i decisori.
videos
- L’Enigma di Covid-19: Introduzione (Video)
- L’Enigma di Covid-19. Prima parte: fatti ed interpretazioni (Video/Slides)
- L’Enigma di Covid-19. Seconda parte: epidemiologia per non-epidemiologi (Video/Slides)
- L’Enigma di Covid-19. Terza parte: economia per non-economisti (Video/Slides)
- L’Enigma di Covid-19. Quarta parte: politiche sanitarie ed economiche (Video/Slides)
Article on spontaneous social distancing
Flavio Toxvaerd considers how spontaneous social distancing by people influences the path of the epidemic. He shows that by protecting themselves, people “flatten the curve” in a non-coordinated manner.
Need for data and information
Eline van den Broek-Altenburg and Adam Atherly on the need for information.