Human impact - covid 19 and social distancing
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Answer: In this context, many countries are using physical distancing policies (from school closures to travel restrictions or full lockdowns) as tools to reduce disease spread, looking to avoid (or flatten) the curves of cases and deaths, seen already in so many countries.
While there is an obvious relation between reduced social contacts and the speed at which the disease spreads there is little knowledge and a general lack of tools to understand the secondary effects of the containment measures. For instance, how will social distancing measures effect our societies, what socioeconomic effects will they have, how suitable are they in vulnerable and impoverished contexts, and are they sustainable over time. In this unprecedented situation there is a clear need for real time information. However, to leverage the full potential of Data Science, Big Data, Complex Systems Theory, Epidemic Modeling, and Computational Social Science requires joint efforts between scientific institutions, governments, and international organizations.
It is central to provide evidence and tools that allow for timely action, and for identifying the needs of the most vulnerable, in order to balance the severity of containment measures while mitigating the socioeconomic impacts that this pandemic will surely have.
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