Webinar Series: The Science and Business of COVID-19 

A COVID-19 World: What Do We Know? How Are Governments Responding?

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Post-Event Summary

Date:

Monday, 13 April 2020

Time:

12.30pm – 1.30pm (Singapore Time)

Synopsis:

This session aims to provide an overview of the basic concepts of infectious disease epidemiology, as well as to evaluate various impact and challenges of infection prevention and control strategies. The speakers will discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on business operations and share on-the-ground experience from their respective fields.

Moderator:

Prof Teo Yik Ying
Dean, SSHSPH

Panellists:

Ms Caitlin Asjes
Senior Director, Government and Public Affairs, Becton Dickinson

Dr Kiesha Prem
Visiting Research Fellow, SSHSPH

Dr Shawn Vasoo
Clinical Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases

Jointly organised by:

American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore

SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health

This webinar is part of the Science and Business of COVID-19 webinar series:

Part 1 – A COVID-19 World: What Do We Know? How Are Governments Responding?

Part 2 – Preventing and Treating COVID-19: When Will We Get A Vaccine? Are There Any Effective Treatments?

Part 3 – The Economic Shock of COVID-19: How Can Businesses and Communities Remain Resilient?

Part 4 – A Post-COVID-19 World: What Will Be Our New Normal?