Questions tagged [covid-19]
Questions about political actions related to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus in 2019, SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. For general public health policy questions, use [public-health]. For questions requiring medical answers, please ask on https://medicalsciences.stackexchange.com
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Are de facto Schengen countries exempt from the Covid-19 US travel ban?
President Trump's presidential proclamation specifically defines the countries affected by the ban as the 26 signatories to the Schengen Treaty:
For purposes of this proclamation, the Schengen Area ...
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Why are non-Schengen countries excluded from the Covid-19 US travel ban?
The US government suspended travel from Europe to US, except for countries which are not in the Schengen area such as the UK and Ireland.
Many comments from EU leader seem to assume that this is a ...
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How much do the Italian and Chinese COVID-19 lock-down measures resemble each other?
I have the impression that Italy has adopted some if not all the "Chinese playbook" on COVID-19, including a large scale lock-down. That may well be justified given that the number of new cases ...
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What has the reaction from the EU been to Trump suspending travel from the whole 26-country Schengen zone?
Breaking news
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping new travel restrictions on Europe in a bid to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
In a televised address, he said travel from 26 ...
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What is the rationale behind delaying the imposition of more radical Covid-19 countermeasures?
On March 3rd, the UK government released a publication detailing its Coronavirus action plan, which contains the four-stage plan that will be implemented throughout the country, in all four devolved ...
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What is the significance of the WHO characterising Covid-19 as a pandemic?
According to Reuters news agency, the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference today (March 11th) that:
We are deeply concerned ...
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Has there been a random survey of a population for COVID-19?
Has the World Health Organisation (WHO) or any government anywhere conducted random tests for COVID-19?
It is announced today that in Britain they are going to step up the testing from 1,500 people ...
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What was the point of announcing a corona-virus lock-down hours before it becomes effective?
Italy was forced to take unseen measures to prevent the spread of corona-virus going to the whole country being "locked-down". Yet the initial lock-down allowed some of the people to try to escape ...
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Why has Russia declined OPEC's request to cut oil production?
On Friday, Russia declined to participate in a plan devised by the Saudi-led Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil production levels, in order to keep oil prices steady ...
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Why are countries still introducing COVID-19 quarantines for travelers from affected regions, even though it's been proven they don't work?
Various governments seem to be playing whack-a-mole with travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines in the recent COVID-19 epidemic. First Chinese residents were banned from numerous countries. ...
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Is there an official assessment of the side-effects of a quarantine for COVID-19 in US or in China?
Given the lack of critical assessment in the US media of China's massive quarantine, I think that there are many people in the US who would view it acceptable to shut down a major American city to ...
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How did the US prepare for the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak?
President Trump speaking at the end of February (Feb 26th 2020) gave an update about the response of the US to the novel coronavirus outbreak. In an announcement that introduced a new team to tackle ...
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Why is COVID-19 prompting such wide scale action versus other infectious diseases?
The COVID-19 outbreak has been dominating the news recently, with loads of headlines and efforts being made to stop it from spreading.
Why this disease? It's not one of the most lethal ones, or one ...
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Consequence of COVID-19 constituting a Public Health Emergency of International Concern?
Update:
COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases and Deaths by Country and Territory
Related links:
COVID-19 wikiquote
Why is COVID-19 prioritized over other ...
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