What is the coronavirus and who has it impacted?
Based on all the topics already discussed in class, what are the health economic implications of the coronavirus epidemic?
In the past few years China has experienced numerous public health crises caused by disease outbreaks including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS) in 2003 and Influenza A Virus Subtype H7N9 (H7N9) in 2013. Epidemics such as SARS and H7N9 have caused huge negative impacts on population health and the economy. What key learnings were established from these outbreaks that can inform an effective solution to the current coronavirus outbreak?