Open AccessCovid-19 on the Alert: The Delay in Question – Commentary
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2577-8005
DOI - 10.33140/mcr.05.014
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , psychology , epistemology , medicine , philosophy , virology , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A scientist, who elaborates on the ongoing pandemic, will rarely miss the opportunity to mention an epidemiological principle based on the consensus. As a rule, he adheres, like a majority of his colleagues, to the credo that, if an alarm is given that will lead to a flare-up of COVID-19, a lag of 2-3 weeks will necessarily intervene between the heralding incident(s) and the outburst. The present commentary is meant to find out, whether the above concept may be validated, and if we can determine the nature of these gaps and of their causes.