So many people are losing loved ones, falling ill themselves and we are generally being shielded/manipulated/harmed by non-neutral actors and structures responding to the emergence of this bewildering, deadly virus, in an already busy hazardscape.
It is like a huge involuntary Adaptation case study in the presence of collective grief, only its RealTime and cloaked in codes, uncertainties and contingencies.
Heart goes out to people in tough accommodation situations, the displaced, poor, elderly, at risk and all combinations. One particular Puzzle is adjusting policy and practices to enable the safety of multigenerational (at least three generations) families in cramped accommodation. Self isolation policy is murabbicidal for people in this group.
As well as regular disinfecting, good ventilation and extreme family self discipline we need well thought through and flexible options as well as enabling conditions for swift innovation.
Some questions
Why is the pricing of 'halal' (not tayeb) meat so high on the agenda of people?
What home adaptations are possible to make self isolation possible in such circumstances?
How many grandparent-children-grandchildren situations of crampedness are there in the country?
How might private and state sectors collaborate for rehousing solutions?
How adaptable are we going to be through this?
How are and how will coronitude combine with preventitude and climitude?
How have we contributed to our own non-adaptability and vulnerability?
Learning Resources
Dr John Campbell is an really wise educator who launches videos quite frequently that are accessible and informative in a multigenerational way.
3Blue1Brown is an epic youtube channel about physics and maths, which has prepared a very enchanting visual 'treat' called Simulating an epidemic.
Modelling Studies that have hit the news
Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID- 19 mortality and healthcare demand from the Imperial College COVID 19 Response Team
Fundamental principles of epidemic spread highlight the immediate need for large-scale serological surveys to assess the stage of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, Laurenco et al AKA the Oxford One
Technical "fixes"
Soap
UVC light is lethal to viruses like Covid-19, but its harmful for untrained humans to handle and specific testing has a long way to go. UV light has a history as a germicide and a modern day air purifiers using this technique can be found if you can find and afford them (scale of cost hundreds of £). Emerging REHVA guidance suggests they may be of some use in breathing areas, but the industrial airconditioning lobby would say that right? In any case, public authorities, banks and hospital are using UVC lamps to disinfect public transport.
Socio-technical wisdoms
Sheila Jasanoff interview on Science Will Not Come on a White Horse With a Solution
Institutional Resources
UK Coronavirus Death Map from Health Service Journal
World Health Organisation
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Oxford COVID 19 Evidence Service
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Oxford COVID 19 Evidence Service
REHVA COVID 19 Guidance - Federation of European Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Associations
CIBSE Journal - Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
CIBSE Journal - Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
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