Face coverings in shops have been made compulsory today [14 July] and the prohibition may be extended to other indoor spaces. The move follows last week’s COVID-19 face coverings ,,study from the Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science on behalf of the Royal Society and British Academy.
On 5 May 2020 we published the article 'Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of COVID-19' in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The open access article is available here. In that article, we argued that because deaths have been concentrated at older ages, we highlight the important role of demography, particularly, how the age structure of a population may help explain differences in fatality rates across countries and how transmission unfolds.
Potential COVID-19 hotspots can be identified using a new online ,tool from Oxford University’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science. It acts by highlighting which regions have the most at-risk factors and can supplement test-and-trace technology in highlighting potential future infection spikes
Experience combating Ebola has been a key element in the effective response of African nations to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ,research today from Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science in collaboration with the African Research Network.
