COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus (FutureLearn)

COVID-19: Tackling the Novel Coronavirus (FutureLearn)

What is COVID-19 and how might the outbreak affect you? Find out more about coronavirus and explore its worldwide implications. Understand the emergence of COVID-19 and how we respond to it going forward. The world is paying close attention to the outbreak of novel coronavirus, following its emergence in December 2019 in Wuhan, China.

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With the outbreak of a novel coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, people worldwide are working to address it.
On this course, you’ll learn the latest of what we know about COVID-19, presented by international experts.

Syllabus

Week 1 - What is known about the outbreak of COVID-19?
Introduction
In this section we describe the course, how learning is supported, and introduce each other.
How COVID-19 emerged and was identified
Understand how the outbreak started, was detected, and how events began to unfold in China and around the world.

Week 2 - What are the practical implications for responding to COVID-19?
Public health measures for COVID-19 worldwide
Compare interventions to prevent, control, and mitigate the effects of the outbreak worldwide.

Week 3 - What do we need to find out about COVID-19?
Informing the response to COVID-19
Understand the gaps in our knowledge and the steps being taken to address them to better respond to COVID-19

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