Much to talk about now how come to us one of the at the centers of sars epidemic back in 2003 and here right in the middle of it being the key members of the team which actually isolated the virus why do you think the world hasnt learned the lessons of it and where we are right now ok well. We did learn the lessons in 2003 and we learned the hard way because we in terms of we were prepared i think none of the world was prepared in 2003 or dealing with such a severe disease and so so the society has learned about things like social distancing about the use of. Face masks and also for the preparation within hospitals having special wards which could cope with these emerging diseases which were transmissible and which had a high mortality so. We learned so lessons the hard way so thats why when the outbreak occurred and the general this here we were well prepared so it was like ok its its on science science again so it was hong kong was thats not the wars that stop the elective. Missions
We close the borders very quickly and also so. And also we also instituted graphically that the testing so we had because we were able to develop the test very rapidly and with even towards december we had to test a feral and so theres a Rapid Testing be able to have the isolation and so we have to keep the numbers well damp so most of the outbreaks which happen pos world has been into where theres been a large concentration of people light in there are not on the cruise ships especially the cruise ships and also where theres been a large meetings all. Those if you had had those areas and done it would be in such a situation as we are now. Do you think it would have. If it had only through size i mean how much do you thing actually help the situation today ok well i think science was also very useful in terms like the trade and methods you see in science when we found that the patients had such the severe lung disease we were using things like steroids and other things which i bitch ca
Asked Professor John nicholls clinical professor of psychology at the university of hong kong and has been studying carnivorous it for 25 years and east a leading expert in the field. John nicholls clinical professor anthology at the university of hong kong its really great to have you with us so much to talk about now hong kong who was one of the at the centers of sars epidemic back in 2003 and you were right in the middle of it being the key members of the team which actually isolated the virus why do you think the world hasnt learned the lessons of it and we are where we are right now ok well we did learn the lessons in 2003 and we learnt the hard way because we. In terms of we werent prepared i think none of what was prepared in 2003 dealing with such a severe disease. And so so the society has learned about things like social distancing about the use of face masks and also for the preparation within hospitals having special wards which could cope with these emerging diseases which
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