COVID-19 September 2020

WITS COVID-19 Update September 2020

Here's WITS current survey of COVID-19 articles and images.

Research

• Keep up to date with COVID-19 research and policy with Brief19 a daily review of your daily roundup of SARS-CoV-2. It’s on Twitter @Brief_19.
• Understanding fluid mechanics is crucial to stopping the spread of the virus. From World Economic Forum.
• Fantastic work being done by scientists globally in so many areas to understand this virus. Great piece with a focus too on how technology is significantly speeding up the process and enabling capability. From Susan Treacy via Twitter.
• #ThinkBeforeSharing - Stop the spread of conspiracy theories. This is a new campaign from UNESCO to help us learn how to identify, debunk, react to and report on conspiracy theories to prevent their spread. Great set of infographics.

COVID-19 and Women in STEM

• Unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists. A survey of >4500 scientists/PIs revealed that females, especially those with young children, experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research during #COVID19. From Patricia Maguire via Twitter.
• What does COVID-19 mean for women across the world? From loss of reproductive & maternal health services, an increase in unpaid care work, fewer jobs, & a steep rise in domestic violence, the pandemic is rolling women’s rights back decades. From UN Development Programme.
• Dr Mary Murphy of @MU_Sociology explores gendered inequalities surrounding #COVID19 and how we can best "gender and equality-proof policy" in a post-pandemic Ireland. From TASC.

Staying safe

• Hand washing, social distancing and masks can stop most all of the Covid-19 pandemic, even without a vaccine or additional treatments. Essential we keep doing these. From Luke O’Neill via Twitter.
• How to protect yourself from coronavirus lingering in the air. From Luke O’Neill via Twitter.

• COVID risk chart with practical advice. From Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) via Twitter.
• What's the risk of COVID19 in classroom, office and bus ride? Ventilation is very important. Measure the risk of airborne COVID-19 in your office, classroom, or bus ride. From Luke O’Neill via Twitter.
• Key messages from @ACTually_Alyson's paper every public health official should know. From @Fi_Contextual.

Thanks to Laura K Finnegan for this coronavirus poster. Laura is a WITS member and won the 2019 Mary Mulvihill Award for her illustrated children's book of Irish scientists.