Respuestas
Respuesta:
¿Qué están haciendo las naciones para un posible brote viral importante?-Traducción.
No entendí del todo tu pregunta, supongo que quieres saber las medidas en contra del COVID-19 en inglés.
1. Tests, tests and more tests
The World Health Organization (WHO) and experts consulted by BBC Mundo agree that early detection of cases is a fundamental factor in containing the spread of the pandemic.
"You cannot take action or know the real impact of the virus if we don't know how many people it has affected," says Nyenswah.
Krys Johnson, Professor of Epidemiology at Temple University (USA), agrees that this factor has made the difference between some nations that are showing better results in their battle against the virus and others where the number of cases is increasing rapidly.
2. Isolate the infected
Johnson notes that conducting tests not only isolates the sick and prevents the virus from spreading among more people, but also opens up the possibility of detecting possible infections that have not yet developed symptoms.
"South Korea and China have done excellent work in tracing, testing, and containing their citizens," he says.
According to the expert, the Beijing government has been "hypervigilant" in detecting new potential cases, which could be one of the causes behind the drop in infections they have reported.
"People with fever are sent to 'fever clinics' and tested for flu or covid-19. When they test positive for covid-19, they are isolated in what they have called 'quarantine hotels' to avoid infect their families, "he says.
3. Preparation and fast reaction
According to Nyenswah, who was one of the people responsible for fighting Ebola in West Africa, one of the basic elements for the containment of a virus is to react quickly before the contagion spreads throughout the population.
"Countries like Taiwan and Singapore showed that rapid action for the detection and isolation of new cases can be a decisive factor in containing the spread," he says.
An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the response from Taiwan suggests that the containment the island has achieved partially responds to the preparation they have developed for eventual events of this type since they created a central command for control in 2003 of epidemics.
The body, which includes several investigative and government agencies, was created after the SARS crisis and since then has carried out various exercises and investigations for responses to potential epidemics, according to their website.
4. Social distancing
According to Nyenswah, when the first contagions of a new virus are reported in a population, containment measures no longer make sense and others, such as social distancing, turn out to be more effective in preventing the most vulnerable sectors from contagion.
"Once you already have the disease in your country, containment measures are no longer valid. You have to start taking the right steps or you lose the possibility of effectively stopping the outbreak," he says.
According to the expert, the speed in instructing norms of social distancing in nations like Hong Kong and Taiwan was essential to reduce contagion.
5. Promote hygiene measures
Since the first outbreaks of coronavirus began to be reported outside of China, the WHO has insisted that in addition to social distancing, regular handwashing and hygiene when presenting any symptoms are essential to avoid transmission of the virus.
"Many Asian countries learned from the SARS experience in 2003, and they are nations where there is an awareness of practicing hygiene measures not only to not get sick but not to infect others, which is essential in these cases," says Nyenswah.
(Esto creo que es lo general que hacen en cada nación. Específicamente siguiendo el ejemplo de Asia. Espero que ayude! <3)