{"id":6,"date":"2020-04-22T22:39:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T02:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-19-in-africa\/news\/"},"modified":"2020-05-20T14:04:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T18:04:57","slug":"inthepress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/covid-19-in-africa\/inthepress\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative team in the Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modelling COVID-19 in Africa &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-629939949\/episode-23-modelling-covid-19-in-africa\">Tom Achoki and Lawrence Were featured in the Disaster Politics Podcast hosted by Jeffrey\u00a0Schlegelmilch<\/a>, May\u00a0 15, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Transitioning from imported cases to community transmission: A strategy for public health security &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/language\/amharic\/transitioning-from-imported-cases-to-community-transmission-a-strategy-for-public-health-security\">Yohannes Kinfu opinion piece in the SBS Amharic in Australia<\/a>, May 12, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Study Predicts COVID-19\u2019s Impact Across Africa &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.yale.edu\/news-article\/24397\/\">Uzma Alam interviewed by Yale School of Public Health<\/a>, May 1, 2020<\/p>\n<p>When Each Day Matters A Great Deal In One\u2019s Life, One Must Seek Beyond Wish And Panic &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/addisstandard.com\/opinion-when-each-day-matters-a-great-deal-in-ones-life-one-must-seek-beyond-wish-and-panic\/\">Yohannes Kinfu opinion piece in the Addis Standard<\/a>, April 22, 2020<\/p>\n<p>What Trump\u2019s WHO Funding Freeze Means for the Most Vulnerable Countries &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/5823297\/trump-who-funding-freeze-africa-coronavirus\/\">Richard Wamai featured in Time Magazine<\/a>, April 17, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Three Million People Could Die from Coronavirus in Africa Unless the Spread is Contained, UN Report Warns &#8211; as WHO Officials say the Continent Could be the Next COVID-19 Epicentre &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/article-8229311\/UN-report-warns-THREE-MILLION-people-die-coronavirus-Africa.html\">Project 1.0 referenced in the Daily Mail<\/a>, April 17, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Canberra Academic in Hotel Quarantine Reveals Gaps in Virus Detection System &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canberratimes.com.au\/story\/6707758\/the-scene-was-chaotic-academic-in-hotel-quarantine-reveals-gaps-in-virus-detection-system\/\">Yohannes Kinfu speaks to the Canberra Times on his experience in quarantine<\/a>, April 3, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Our Gaping Blind Spot in the Fight Against Pandemics &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/expmag.com\/2020\/04\/our-gaping-blind-spot-in-the-fight-against-pandemics\/\">Richard Wamai featured in the Northeastern University&#8217;s Experience Magazine<\/a>, April 2020<\/p>\n<p>By the end of June, about 16.3 Million People in Africa may be Infected with Coronavirus &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/language\/amharic\/audio\/interview-with-dr-yohannes-kinfu-covid-19-pt-1\">Yohannes Kinfu speaks to SBS Amharic in Australia<\/a>, April 13, 2020<\/p>\n<p>African Countries Respond Quickly To Spread Of COVID-19 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2020\/03\/21\/818894991\/african-countries-respond-quickly-to-spread-of-covid-19\">Tom Achoki quoted in NPR Goats and Soda<\/a>, March 21, 2020<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID-19 in Africa Data Science Initiative team in the Press Modelling COVID-19 in Africa &#8211; 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