Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Pathways to COVID-19 ‘community protection’
Published 2020To date, no country has reached a natural COVID-19 epidemic peak and observed peaks essentially reflect the effectiveness of ‘lockdown’ measures. The major challenge is finding a responsible way out of ‘lockdown’, given ...Article -
Keeping our eyecare providers and patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
Published 2020The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the defining event of this generation. To date, there are over 2 million cases including more ...Article -
Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Outbreak: the Need for Epidemic Preparedness
Published 2020COVID-19 is not only a global pandemic and public health crisis; it has also severely affected the global economy and financial markets. Significant reductions in income, a rise in unemployment, and disruptions in the ...Article -
The ongoing COVID-19 epidemic in Minas Gerais, Brazil: insights from epidemiological data and SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing.
Published 2020The recent emergence of a previously unknown coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), first confirmed in the city of Wuhan in China in December 2019, has caused serious public health and economic issues due to its rapid dissemination ...Preprint -
Preventing prejudice by preserving the spirit of mental health legislation during the COVID-19 national emergency.
Published 2020Objective: The COVID-19 national emergency activates legislative powers that allow a proportional infringement upon individual liberties. We canvas the complex legal landscape governing mental health consumers in this ...Article