#COVID–19: Speed of spread
04/16/20 • 8 min
Tanja Stadler has been in the Swiss media quite a lot lately. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, she knows how to interpret data regarding the spread of the virus. On the ETH Podcast she explains how characterising the genomes of virus samples taken from different infected patients gives her insight into how fast the virus spreads. The data she is using comes from many nations around the globe. “It is remarkable how willingly researchers and authorities are sharing their data during this crisis,” she says.
Please also feel free to read the following articles:
Calculating the beginnings of the Coronavirus epidemic
Measures have an impact
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2020/04/corona-measures-having-an-impact.html
ETH Podcasts are roduced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.
Tanja Stadler has been in the Swiss media quite a lot lately. As an Associate Professor in the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, she knows how to interpret data regarding the spread of the virus. On the ETH Podcast she explains how characterising the genomes of virus samples taken from different infected patients gives her insight into how fast the virus spreads. The data she is using comes from many nations around the globe. “It is remarkable how willingly researchers and authorities are sharing their data during this crisis,” she says.
Please also feel free to read the following articles:
Calculating the beginnings of the Coronavirus epidemic
Measures have an impact
https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2020/04/corona-measures-having-an-impact.html
ETH Podcasts are roduced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.
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#COVID–19: The challenge of daily data changes
Shifting from economic forecasting to scenario planning
The current situation presents an enormous challenge for economists like Jan-Egbert Sturm. The director of the KOF Swiss Economic Institute and his counterparts around the world are shifting from economic forecasting to scenario planning in a time of unprecedented change. “We are confronted with a situation where we can’t wait for a quarter to end. We have to work with weekly or even daily data,” says Sturm.
For more information please also visit "Ask the expert": https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2020/04/sturm-on-the-corona-crisis.html
KOF Swiss Economic Institute: https://kof.ethz.ch/en
Produced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.
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#COVID–19: To trace or not to trace
Contact tracing and respecting privacy
Various contact-tracing apps are currently being developed worldwide to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Apps are seen as a necessary tool in the battle to contain coronavirus infections, but they also raise many ethical questions – not least of which is how to implement digital contact tracing in accordance with data protection. Effy Vayena, Professor of Bioethics, nevertheless remains optimistic that digital technologies can help reduce the speed at which the virus spreads. "We are currently dealing with a variety of technologies that are able to protect our privacy while still serving their purpose," she says.
https://itm.ethz.ch/research/bioethics-and-politics.html
ETH Podcasts are roduced by This Wachter's Audio Story Lab and Jennifer Khakshouri. Music, Sound Design and Mastering by Luki Fretz.
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