The importance of widespread testing for COVID-19 pandemic: systems thinking for drive-through testing sites

Araz, Özgür M.; Ramírez–Nafarrate, Adrián; Jehn, Megan; Wilson, Fernando A.

doi:10.1080/20476965.2020.1758000

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“…Since future pandemics may, unfortunately, emerge 38 , it is fundamental to keep developing alternative monitoring strategies. The shortcomings of methods that rely on self-reporting should be kept in mind also in analyzing results from the various self-reporting apps [39][40][41] , and underscore the crucial role of independent epidemiological tools, such as sewage monitoring 42,43 and widespread laboratory testing 33,44,45 .…”

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Tracking COVID-19 using taste and smell loss Google searches is not a reliable strategy

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Web search tools are widely used by the general public to obtain health-related information, and analysis of search data is often suggested for public health monitoring. We analyzed popularity of searches related to smell loss and taste loss, recently listed as symptoms of COVID-19. Searches on sight loss and hearing loss, which are not considered as COVID-19 symptoms, were used as control. Google Trends results per region in Italy or state in the US were compared to COVID-19 incidence in the corresponding geographical areas. The COVID-19 incidence did not correlate with searches for non-symptoms, but in some weeks had high correlation with taste and smell loss searches, which also correlated with each other. Correlation of the sensory symptoms with new COVID-19 cases for each country as a whole was high at some time points, but decreased (Italy) or dramatically fluctuated over time (US). Smell loss searches correlated with the incidence of media reports in the US. Our results show that popularity of symptom searches is not reliable for pandemic monitoring. Awareness of this limitation is important during the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to spread and to exhibit new clinical manifestations, and for potential future health threats.

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Tracking COVID-19 using taste and smell loss Google searches is not a reliable strategy

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“…Besides, there are challenges of social distancing in common areas, which are also highlighted by and Fadel et al (2020). Araz et al (2020) highlight that the dispersal of COVID-19 is leading to the breakdown of numerous global supply chains. Likewise, Linton and Vakil (2020) highlight supply chainrelated challenges in approximately 1,000 global organizations.…”

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Restarting Manufacturing Industries Post Covid-19

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Dwivedy

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International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences

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This research aims to identify the critical challenges associated with restarting manufacturing organizations post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The authors conducted an expert-based survey among various industry leaders of manufacturing organizations to capture a holistic view of business continuity plans and the associated challenges. The selected individuals are responsible for making business continuity policies and plans at their respective organizations. They were asked to reflect on their experience of the present-day challenges in managing business continuity in their organizations. Expert interviews were reflective and provided candid inputs. Consequently, the keywords of the experts' feedback were synthesized by using the mind map qualitative approach, which helps in the visualization of the critical challenges at an abstract level. Further, the interrelation between them and the significance of each critical challenge is evaluated using fuzzy theory with the decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) technique. The findings of these evaluations will help to assess the existing policies/practices and to strengthen business continuity plans post-COVID-19. This study is a pioneering work that will help organizations to prepare action plans for kick-starting their broken-down economic engines.

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“…A central metric to understanding diseases and other factors relating to health is testing. Crucially then, to adequately monitor the incidence, distribution, and control of COVID-19 depends on how many people are tested and other governmental policy responses ( Araz et al, 2020 ). South Korea, Italy, the U.K., and the USA all reported their first cases of COVID-19 infections in late January.…”

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COVID-19 pandemic lessons to facilitate future engagement in the global climate crisis

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Ellenbecker

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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The COVID-19 pandemic was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in January 2020. Since then, 10 million cases and nearly 500,000 deaths have been reported globally. The sudden coronavirus global pandemic has also pointed to the importance of tackling the global climate crisis even more urgently. This article discusses six lessons drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic that can inform and facilitate greater future engagement in the global climate crisis. These lessons were identified through monitoring and analyzing media coverage of COVID-19 related events during the initial onset of COVID-19 in late January 2020 to June 30, 2020. The key lessons included the potentiality of reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse emissions, the significance of responding late, a case for strong sustainability, the limits of rugged individualism, a (mis)trust in science, and the possibility of large-scale change. The insights put forward point to the fact that, like the COVID-19 pandemic, people need to continue to attach their health to expectations of government action in the context of the global climate crisis.

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The importance of widespread testing for COVID-19 pandemic: systems thinking for drive-through testing sites

Cited by 44 publications

References 18 publications

Tracking COVID-19 using taste and smell loss Google searches is not a reliable strategy

Tracking COVID-19 using taste and smell loss Google searches is not a reliable strategy

Restarting Manufacturing Industries Post Covid-19

COVID-19 pandemic lessons to facilitate future engagement in the global climate crisis

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