Research Insights About Covid-19

we hope to find out more information in these areas:

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A.  Medicine and Health

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• Tracking the seasonality of the COVID 19 with current flu season

• Studying the co-infection with other parasites/pathogen and/or if increase/decrease the COVID19 virulence

• Transmission studies in various alternative mammalian host that may act as potential reservoirs and/or definitive host for COVID19

• Investigate plant metabolites as drug targets

• Immunology of susceptible hosts

• Passive antibody therapy

• Asymptomatic transmission risk (if asymptomatic throughout and also asymptomatic after originally being symptomatic)

• Symptomatic transmission risk and timelines

• Cycle time interpretation and link to symptoms and transmission

• Alternative transmission routes

• Pathogenesis of viral diseases, its mutations and evolutions

• Antiviral drug and vaccine development

• Role of IL6 inhibitors and when best to begin it

• Role of pre and post exposure prophylaxis

• Co-morbidities and it’s influence on disease course

• Biomarkers discovery and role in predicting cytokine storm (is finding a balance btwn allowing immune system to work vs before it comes into overdrive , and also knowing when to best start IL6)

• Psychological and mental health

• Radiological imaging, efficacy of CT

• Long term effect post COVID19 on lungs

• Secondary infection rates, risk

• Bioethics

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B.  Science and Engineering

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• IoT medical devices

• Big data generation and analysis

• Advanced modeling and simulation

• GPS on viral disease distribution

• Ultrastructure of virus (synchrotron radiation, crystallography)

• Respirators and ventilators design and development

• Protective devices during surgery

• Apps for public, patients and health care workers, education, counseling

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C.  Social Science, Humanities and Public Policy

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• E-learning during lockdown, study at home

• Work from home, return to work

• Impact on travel, economic recovery

• Supply chain modeling

• Stress diagnosis and management

• Migrants and refugees, indigenous people

• Government (incentives, policies, rescue of business, hospitality industries)

• Crisis management (city lockdown management)

• Law enforcement (law and order)

• Media (mainstream, social, fake news)

• Revamping of retail services

• Social cohesion

• Transforming religious rites and worship

• Changing tradition and practices (Qing Ming/Good Friday & Easter/Ramadan, etc)

• Social economic recovery (including possible permanent loss of jobs made redundant by change in behaviour)

• Trust (or lack of it on government, media, etc)

• Food security

• Ethical issues

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