Dr. Bernard Nahlen, director of Notre Dame’s Eck Institute for Global Health and Catherine Bolten, associate professor of anthropology and peace studies, provide insight into aspects of how the COVID-19 epidemic has unfolded, as health officials brace for the virus to spread within the United States.
Our experts share their thoughts on:
- the fatality rate of coronavirus;
- the limitatons of the World Health Organization;
- similarities between coronavirus and polio;
- lack of evidence of animal-to-human transmission of coronavirus or Ebola;
- and the cultural implications of the virus
https://news.nd.edu/our-experts/nd-experts-on-coronavirus/
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