Let's talk about managing the covid quagmire

Let's talk about managing the covid quagmire
Sarb Johal
Do we have the balance between managing the primary threat of community spread of covid-19 and the secondary effects of the measures designed to control any potential leak and spread from the border right? This is a critical question that needs practical solutions with appropriate risk management. New Zealand’s experience of the Canterbury earthquake sequence can teach us about what is happening now in the coronavirus pandemic.As the waves of major earthquakes settled after 2012, the burden of impact shifted away from the fear o...

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