Episode 12: Pandemics
Here is the video for this topic:
Here are the links for this video:
CNA page on Covid-19:
First question: Will pandemics become more prevalent?
Visual capitalist infographic: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-pandemics-deadliest/
Wiki list of epidemics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Why we keep getting viruses from animals: https://youtu.be/k8sYqWssKoQ
Bats’ special ability to hold a lot of viruses: https://youtu.be/iJ2jDPgvbTY
How humans are making pandemics more likely: https://youtu.be/qp5CEcIyk94
CNA vid on HBL: https://youtu.be/7jQiPD9VX08
Why China was late: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/china-failed-warn-public-covid-19-pandemic-days-ap-200415050833262.html
How China built a hospital in 10 days: https://youtu.be/3Sh7hghljuQ
China’s strategy: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/19/chinas-coronavirus-lockdown-strategy-brutal-but-effective
Vietnam’s success story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52628283
Taiwan: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3082504/taiwan-rewards-health-minister-chen-shih-chungs-coronavirus
Meanwhile in SG: https://mothership.sg/2020/04/bbt-store-queue/
Trump’s failure at responding: https://www.vox.com/2020/6/8/21242003/trump-failed-coronavirus-response
A doctor fact-checking US politicians: https://youtu.be/nt9ldBsMggg
Another reason why US screwed up - no paid sick leave: https://youtu.be/QyMusotiUAs
Misinformation in India: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_India#Misinformation_and_discrimination
Second question: What can we do about them?
Seeker vid- developing vaccines in 60 days: https://youtu.be/08lSDJomyZI
Youtube channels’ covid playlists to educate yourself:
Scishow: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsNB4peY6C6IQediwz2GzMTNvm_dMzr47
Doctor Mike: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJRbJuI_csVDDJXtC8wm5UcVKV_CNP84j
Vox: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5dBbOh_8kPN5s5aJHt1UCwn
Le Monde(french - should have subs): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFuK0VAIne9J9IgbRJAciLFZ264m4j46g
Third question: How does a pandemic affect us?
SG’s failure at taking care of dormitories: https://mothership.sg/2020/04/tommy-koh-foreign-workers-singapore-third-world/
The lack of EU’s power in dealing with this crisis: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/opinion/europe-coronavirus.html
South Korea: https://ourworldindata.org/covid-exemplar-south-korea
How Iceland managed to do away with a lockdown: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/06/08/how-iceland-beat-the-coronavirus
UN-social impact of pandemic: https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/2020/04/social-impact-of-covid-19/
Other links
How a game predicted Covid 19 -- even virtual pandemics give us useful info!: https://youtu.be/XTGHSpgp5mc
Ways to test more people with as little tests: https://youtu.be/oz1afOJhHOA
Covid-19’s economic impact: https://youtu.be/cPr6q5E4PNw