A risk-based approach is best for decision making on holding mass gathering events

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30794-7

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. 2020 Apr 18;395(10232):1256-1257.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30794-7. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

A risk-based approach is best for decision making on holding mass gathering events

Brian McCloskey¹, Alimuddin Zumla², Poh Lian Lim³, Tina Endericks⁴, Paul Arbon⁵, Anita Cicero⁶, Maria Borodina⁷

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¹ Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London SW1Y 4LE, UK. Electronic address: bmccloskey@chathamhouse.org.
² Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore; Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
⁴ Public Health England, London, UK.
⁵ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁶ Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁷ Academy of Postgraduate Education, Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 32247321
PMCID: PMC7195068
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30794-7

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A risk-based approach is best for decision making on holding mass gathering events

Brian McCloskey et al. Lancet. 2020.

. 2020 Apr 18;395(10232):1256-1257.

doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30794-7. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Authors

Brian McCloskey¹, Alimuddin Zumla², Poh Lian Lim³, Tina Endericks⁴, Paul Arbon⁵, Anita Cicero⁶, Maria Borodina⁷

Affiliations

¹ Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, Royal Institute of International Affairs, London SW1Y 4LE, UK. Electronic address: bmccloskey@chathamhouse.org.
² Division of Infection and Immunity, Centre for Clinical Microbiology, University College London, London, UK; NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore; Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
⁴ Public Health England, London, UK.
⁵ Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
⁶ Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, Baltimore, MD, USA.
⁷ Academy of Postgraduate Education, Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 32247321
PMCID: PMC7195068
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30794-7

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No time for dilemma: mass gatherings must be suspended.
Memish ZA, Ahmed QA, Schlagenhauf P, Doumbia S, Khan A. Memish ZA, et al. Lancet. 2020 Apr 11;395(10231):1191-1192. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30754-6. Epub 2020 Mar 30. Lancet. 2020. PMID: 32240624 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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[1] Memish ZA, Ahmed QA, Schlagenhauf P, Doumbia S, Khan A. No time for dilemma: mass gatherings must be suspended. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30754-6. published online March 27. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Memish ZA, Ahmed QA, Schlagenhauf P, Doumbia S, Khan A. No time for dilemma: mass gatherings must be suspended. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30754-6. published online March 27. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] McCloskey B, Zumla A, Ippolito G. Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4. published online March 20. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] McCloskey B, Zumla A, Ippolito G. Mass gathering events and reducing further global spread of COVID-19: a political and public health dilemma. Lancet. 2020 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30681-4. published online March 20. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Memish ZA, Perlman S, Van Kerkhove MD, Zumla A. Middle East respiratory syndrome. Lancet. 2020;395:1063–1077. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Memish ZA, Perlman S, Van Kerkhove MD, Zumla A. Middle East respiratory syndrome. Lancet. 2020;395:1063–1077. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Hui DS, Perlman S, Zumla A. Spread of MERS to South Korea and China. Lancet Respir Med. 2015;3:509–510. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Hui DS, Perlman S, Zumla A. Spread of MERS to South Korea and China. Lancet Respir Med. 2015;3:509–510. - PMC - PubMed

[9] International Olympic Committee International Federations stand together in support of decision to postpone Olympics. March 27, 2020. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-president-updates-ioc-members-on-steps-...

[10] International Olympic Committee International Federations stand together in support of decision to postpone Olympics. March 27, 2020. https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-president-updates-ioc-members-on-steps-...

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