A waiter from Off The Hook Seafood Restaurant carries a bag of seafood at the Tourist Club Area in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
A waiter from Off The Hook Seafood Restaurant carries a bag of seafood at the Tourist Club Area in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Seating have been rearranged at a restaurant in Four Seasons Hotel, in Abu Dhabi, to comply with Covid-19 guidelines. Victor Besa / The National
Seating have been rearranged at a restaurant in Four Seasons Hotel, in Abu Dhabi, to comply with Covid-19 guidelines. Victor Besa / The National
Iraqi children play at Abu Nawas park after restrictive measures were partially eased, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
Iraqi children play at Abu Nawas park after restrictive measures were partially eased, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
Galatasaray's Radamel Falcao stands in front of cardboard cut-outs with photographs of supporters during the Turkish Super League football match between Galatasaray and Trabzonspor in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
Galatasaray's Radamel Falcao stands in front of cardboard cut-outs with photographs of supporters during the Turkish Super League football match between Galatasaray and Trabzonspor in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
A young boy jumps into the Bosphorus to beat the heat amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
A young boy jumps into the Bosphorus to beat the heat amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
People wearing protective face masks sit at the Budakpar picnic and barbecue site in Ankara Incek, Turkey. AFP
People wearing protective face masks sit at the Budakpar picnic and barbecue site in Ankara Incek, Turkey. AFP
Mourners attend the burial of a Palestinian man who died after contracting Covid-19, in a cemetery in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Mourners attend the burial of a Palestinian man who died after contracting Covid-19, in a cemetery in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
A mask-clad worker refills oxygen cylinders at a factory in Taji district, north of Iraq's capital Baghdad, before delivering them to hospitals. AFP
A mask-clad worker refills oxygen cylinders at a factory in Taji district, north of Iraq's capital Baghdad, before delivering them to hospitals. AFP
A woman wearing a protective mask sits in compliance with social-distancing rules as she attends the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra at the Opera House in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
A woman wearing a protective mask sits in compliance with social-distancing rules as she attends the Syrian National Symphony Orchestra at the Opera House in Damascus, Syria. Reuters
An Egyptian woman wears a protective face mask as she walks in front of a painting at The Royal Carriages Museum after its reopening in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
An Egyptian woman wears a protective face mask as she walks in front of a painting at The Royal Carriages Museum after its reopening in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Egypt's Antiquities and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anany wears a protective face mask as he talks to media next to one of the 19th-century royal family carriages at The Royal Carriages Museum after it's reopening in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Egypt's Antiquities and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anany wears a protective face mask as he talks to media next to one of the 19th-century royal family carriages at The Royal Carriages Museum after it's reopening in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
Libyans exercise at a designated park in the capital Tripoli. AFP
Libyans exercise at a designated park in the capital Tripoli. AFP
Libyans exercise at a designated park in the capital Tripoli. AFP
Libyans exercise at a designated park in the capital Tripoli. AFP
A man buys masks from a pharmacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
A man buys masks from a pharmacy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
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People sit at Al Futah Park in Riyadh after Saudi Arabia's government lifted Covid-19 restrictions. Reuters

Health

Coronavirus: stark lessons must be learnt as delays prove fatal

The rapidly contagious nature of Covid-19 highlights the need for governments to take decisive action

Robert Matthews

July 13, 2020

  • English
  • Arabic

With new cases emerging at a rate of more than 200,000 each day and lockdowns being re-imposed, the coronavirus pandemic is not over.

It is also clear that its impact has varied hugely, with some rich nations hit far harder than poorer neighbours.

Tentative explanations for this situation from comparisons of how countries responded to the viral threat are beginning to emerge.

Tying them together is a phenomenon which repeatedly caught governments out – with tragic results.

Scientists gave it the unremarkable name of non-linearity, but its power is anything but unremarkable.

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It means that small effects do not always have small consequences. We have all experienced non-linearity in everyday life – such as sleeping through an alarm call. Getting out of bed 15 minutes late could mean we miss a crucial meeting  – with long-term consequences for our careers.

Now nations are witnessing the consequences of what were, at first glance, slight errors in their response to the pandemic.

Nowhere demonstrates this more clearly than the United Kingdom. In mid-March, a week after the country’s first recorded death from the disease, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that unless action was taken “cases could double every five to six days”.

Even at the time, that seemed too slow – members of the public said official figures suggested a doubling time of around three days.

It later emerged the government's figure was based not on data from the UK but from Wuhan, the city in central China where the outbreak was first reported. Analysis showed that the “armchair experts” were closer to the truth and, on March 23, Mr Johnson announced an immediate lockdown.

The debacle had consequences beyond embarrassment for government advisers. A pandemic is the quintessential non-linear phenomenon. One infected person passes the virus to several others. After a few days of incubation and contact with others, each of them infects several more people – an effect which gives the so-called reproduction number "R".

The result is exponential growth. If R equals 3, this means the number of infected people grows as powers of 3 – that is 9, 27, 81, 243 and so on – a rate of growth which can quickly engulf a nation.

To end the pandemic, R must be brought below 1. But its non-linear effect means even a short delay in taking action can vastly increase the death-toll.

In the case of the UK, where case numbers were doubling every three to four days, the mathematics of exponential growth showed that the epidemic roughly quadrupled in size every week.

And, crucially, that four-fold increase remains “baked in” for the rest of the epidemic. In other words,  one week of delay keeps the numbers of cases four times higher than they need have been, week in, week out until the epidemic ends.

Put another way, as much as 75 per cent of the UK’s current toll of 45,000 deaths – among the worst per capita in the world – could have been avoided.

It is a lesson in the power of non-linearity underlined by the experience of other countries which have fared much better.

Vietnam, which borders China, had its first case of Covid-19 – a man visiting from Wuhan – on January 23. The government put its pandemic response plans into action the next day.  Districts were put into strict lockdown, along with mass testing of both the sick and healthy.

Seen by some at the time as an over-reaction, the rapid response led to Vietnam having fewer than 400 cases, and not a single death.

In general, Asian countries – including China – have demonstrated the effectiveness of speed when facing the non-linear threat of epidemics.

Workers in personal protective equipment are seen alongside police patrols in Melbourne, Australia. Nine public housing towers are placed under lockdown, with a stay-at-home order announced for the whole city starting from Wednesday. Getty Images
Workers in personal protective equipment are seen alongside police patrols in Melbourne, Australia. Nine public housing towers are placed under lockdown, with a stay-at-home order announced for the whole city starting from Wednesday. Getty Images
A woman looks out a window from a locked-down public housing tower in Melbourne. AP Photo
A woman looks out a window from a locked-down public housing tower in Melbourne. AP Photo
People walk along the street before entering the area where stores are open, during the gradual reopening of commercial activities in in Mexico City. Reuters
People walk along the street before entering the area where stores are open, during the gradual reopening of commercial activities in in Mexico City. Reuters
Grade 7 pupils of the Sitoromo Junior Secondary School in Sterkspruit, South Africa, sit in their classroom as a cook pours milk into a steaming dish of maize porridge. The school reopened only for Grade 7 pupils after being shut for two weeks because of a Covid-19 case found among its staff. AFP
Grade 7 pupils of the Sitoromo Junior Secondary School in Sterkspruit, South Africa, sit in their classroom as a cook pours milk into a steaming dish of maize porridge. The school reopened only for Grade 7 pupils after being shut for two weeks because of a Covid-19 case found among its staff. AFP
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Serbian army soldiers prepare a makeshift field hospital inside the Belgrade Arena. AFP
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Workers in personal protective equipment in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
People wearing face masks stand outside a high school as their wards write the annual national college entrance exam, which had been postponed by a month, in Beijing, China. Reuters
People wearing face masks stand outside a high school as their wards write the annual national college entrance exam, which had been postponed by a month, in Beijing, China. Reuters
A visitor wearing a face mask takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre Museum in Paris, on the museum's reopening day. AFP
A visitor wearing a face mask takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre Museum in Paris, on the museum's reopening day. AFP
Firefighters prepare to distribute food at a public housing tower in Melbourne, Australia. Reuters
Firefighters prepare to distribute food at a public housing tower in Melbourne, Australia. Reuters
People eat lunch at a restaurant with plastic dividers between tables, as a preventative measure amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP Photo
People eat lunch at a restaurant with plastic dividers between tables, as a preventative measure amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP Photo
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Marcela Alvarez holds her birthday party in her home's balcony in Buenos Aires. AP Photo
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A health worker takes a nasal swab of a person for a Covid-19 test at a hospital in New Delhi, India. AP Photo

But there is one key exception: Japan. It, too, has achieved a toll of fewer than 1,000 deaths – a per capita rate 80 times below that of the UK – and despite having a more elderly and vulnerable demographic.

Yet this success is perplexing given that Japan’s response has been far less draconian than some of its neighbours. Plans to tackle the virus only took shape in late February, and the lockdown policy amounted to little more than a polite request. Mass testing has never been carried out there.

But Dr Tomoya Saito, director of the crisis management team at Japan’s National Institute of Public Health, highlighted three key features of the nation's response.

First, the population has a long tradition of wearing face masks – now regarded a simple means of keeping infection rates low.

Second, the country has a well-established track-and-trace system for contacting and isolating infected people to prevent further spread.

Finally, while shunning blanket lockdowns, the government has advised the public to avoid the Three Cs: closed, crowded spaces with close contact. Studies early in the epidemic revealed these to be prime culprits for outbreaks.

In short, there are multiple reasons for Japan’s success in dealing with the epidemic with relatively minor upheaval.

And that highlights the flip-side of non-linearity. By amplifying small effects, it can turn seemingly minor countermeasures into major victories against the virus.

This holds important lessons not just for future pandemics, but for the one now engulfing the world.

Six months after the virus first emerged in China, scientists are still arguing over the effectiveness of face masks, levels of social distancing, and other measures like antiseptic gargling.

Recent research has shown, however, that the non-linear nature of epidemics can turn modest benefit into potential game-changers – especially after lockdowns are lifted.

There are now calls for a global coalition to be set up to investigate this multi-pronged strategy as a matter of urgency.

Governments around the world need to take this call seriously, because the biggest lesson of the pandemic so far is that every second counts.

Robert Matthews is visiting professor of science at Aston University, Birmingham, UK

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  • Area carpets or rugs are the easiest way to segregate spaces while also unifying them.
  • Lighting can help define areas. Try pendant lighting over dining tables, and side and floor lamps in living areas.
  • Keep the colour palette the same in a room, but combine different tones and textures in different zone. A common accent colour dotted throughout the space brings it together.
  • Don’t be afraid to use furniture to break up the space. For example, if you have a sofa placed in the middle of the room, a console unit behind it will give good punctuation.
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EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS

Estijaba – 8001717 –  number to call to request coronavirus testing

Ministry of Health and Prevention – 80011111

Dubai Health Authority – 800342 – The number to book a free video or voice consultation with a doctor or connect to a local health centre

Emirates airline – 600555555

Etihad Airways – 600555666

Ambulance – 998

Knowledge and Human Development Authority – 8005432 ext. 4 for Covid-19 queries

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Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

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Started: April 2017

Founders: Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and Mahmoud Nouh

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: transport

Size: 450 employees

Investment: approximately $80 million

Investors include: Dubai’s Beco Capital, US’s Endeavor Catalyst, China’s MSA, Egypt’s Sawari Ventures, Sweden’s Vostok New Ventures, Property Finder CEO Michael Lahyani

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Specs

Engine: Duel electric motors
Power: 659hp
Torque: 1075Nm
On sale: Available for pre-order now
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Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
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  • 400m Olympic running track
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  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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Engine: 5.2-litre V10

Power: 640hp at 8,000rpm

Torque: 565Nm at 6,500rpm

Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch auto

Price: From Dh1 million

On sale: Q3 or Q4 2022 

The specs

Engine: 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbo

Transmission: CVT

Power: 170bhp

Torque: 220Nm

Price: Dh98,900

Results

Stage three:

1. Stefan Bissegger (SUI) EF Education-EasyPost, in 9-43

2. Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers, at 7s

3. Tom Dumoulin (NED) Jumbo-Visma, at 14s

4. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE-Team Emirates, at 18s

5. Joao Almeida (POR) UAE-Team Emirates, at 22s

6. Mikkel Bjerg (DEN) UAE-Team Emirates, at 24s

General Classification:

1. Stefan Bissegger (SUI) EF Education-EasyPost, in 9-13-02

2. Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers, at 7s

3. Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin Fenix, at 12s

4. Tom Dumoulin (NED) Jumbo-Visma, at 14s

5. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE-Team Emirates, at 18s

6. Joao Almeida (POR) UAE-Team Emirates, at 22s

Know before you go
  • Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
  • If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
  • By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
  • Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
  • Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.

 

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Who’s won what so far in 2018/19

Western Clubs Champions League: Bahrain
Dubai Rugby Sevens: Dubai Hurricanes
West Asia Premiership: Bahrain

What’s left

UAE Conference

March 22, play-offs:
Dubai Hurricanes II v Al Ain Amblers, Jebel Ali Dragons II v Dubai Tigers

March 29, final

UAE Premiership

March 22, play-offs: 
Dubai Exiles v Jebel Ali Dragons, Abu Dhabi Harlequins v Dubai Hurricanes

March 29, final

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Friday (UAE kick-off times)

Real Sociedad v Leganes (midnight)

Saturday

Alaves v Real Valladolid (4pm)

Valencia v Granada (7pm)

Eibar v Real Madrid (9.30pm)

Barcelona v Celta Vigo (midnight)

Sunday

Real Mallorca v Villarreal (3pm)

Athletic Bilbao v Levante (5pm)

Atletico Madrid v Espanyol (7pm)

Getafe v Osasuna (9.30pm)

Real Betis v Sevilla (midnight)

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Short-term let permits explained

Homeowners and tenants are allowed to list their properties for rental by registering through the Dubai Tourism website to obtain a permit.

Tenants also require a letter of no objection from their landlord before being allowed to list the property.

There is a cost of Dh1,590 before starting the process, with an additional licence fee of Dh300 per bedroom being rented in your home for the duration of the rental, which ranges from three months to a year.

Anyone hoping to list a property for rental must also provide a copy of their title deeds and Ejari, as well as their Emirates ID.

FINAL LEADERBOARD

1. Jordan Spieth (USA) 65 69 65 69 - 12-under-par
2. Matt Kuchar (USA) 65 71 66 69 - 9-under
3. Li Haotong (CHN) 69 73 69 63 - 6-under
T4. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 71 68 69 67 - 5-under
T4. Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 67 73 67 68 - 5-under
T6. Marc Leishman (AUS) 69 76 66 65 - 4-under
T6. Matthew Southgate (ENG) 72 72 67 65 - 4-under
T6. Brooks Koepka (USA) 65 72 68 71 - 4-under
T6. Branden Grace (RSA) 70 74 62 70 - 4-under
T6. Alexander Noren (SWE)  68 72 69 67 - 4-under

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