COVID-19: Social Disease and Public Prudence

COVID-19: Social Disease and Public Prudence

The article profiles the social aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic including the social component of virus transmission, the parallels between national and regional social distancing habits, and the impact of COVID-19 on populations. The interaction of low-contact and high-contact cultures with the CO...

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Main Author: Murphy, Peter
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
Subjects:
anxiety
balance
community immunity
coronavirus
COVID-19
crowds
death
economic lockdown
explanation
families
fear of death
haptics
high-contact cultures
low-contact cultures
modeling
pathogen
panic
predictions
proportionality
proxemics
public policy
quarantines
reproduction number
social disease
social distancing
virus
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol24/iss1/2
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1477/viewcontent/Budhi_2024.1_202_20Article_20__20Murphy.pdf
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University
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Summary:The article profiles the social aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic including the social component of virus transmission, the parallels between national and regional social distancing habits, and the impact of COVID-19 on populations. The interaction of low-contact and high-contact cultures with the COVID-19 virus is analyzed. The public policy response is examined with particular reference to proportionality in decision-making. The article explores the role of mid-range, balanced policies and temperate, moderate actions in dealing with a serious public health issue.

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