| PROGRAMME | |
| DAY ONE (7 April 2020) | |
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Scientific breakthrough including ongoing development of vaccines for COVID-19 treatment |
| 08:30 | Registratione |
| 09:00 | Introduction |
| 09:15 | Which direction COVID-19 outbreak will take and the importance of data sharing and developing models for understanding the early stages of transmission and extrapolation to future events |
| 10:00 | Morning Refreshments |
| 10:15 | Ongoing development of vaccines for COVID-19 treatment in respond to a fast-moving, deadly outbreak with an uncertain clinical profile |
| 11:00 | COVID-19 spread: risks and uncertainties |
| 11:45 | Repurposing antivirals for their effectiveness against COVID-19 under this unprecedented and devastating situation [While waiting for the new miracle drug, scientists are discovering promising treatment against COVID-19. As COVID-19 spreads, there are attempts by scientists to repurposing antivirals for their effectiveness against COVID-19. Most recent successful attempt including doctors in Thailand gave COVID-19 patients the anti-HIV medications lopinavir and ritonavir as well as a heavy dose of the flu drug oseltamivir. The treatment had improved the condition of several patients under their care. For instance, a 70-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan who tested positive for the COVID-19 for 10 days, but was cleared 48 hours after doctors tried the experimental treatment. As a reference point, this is not the cure, but the patient’s condition has vastly improved with no side effects of the drug, and under this unprecedented and devastating situation, saving life is paramount]. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | Using real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to contain growing COVID-19 epidemic |
| 14:45 | A deep-dive into the genome of COVID-19: tracing its origins, looking for dangerous mutations, as well as cure strategies |
| 15:30 | Afternoon Refreshments |
| 15:45 | Monitoring emerging COVID-19 with next-generation sequencing |
| 16:30 | Panel Discussion |
| 17:00 | End of Day 1 |
| DAY TWO (8 April 2020) | |
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Expedite modeling of COVID-19’s eventual spread and severity, including modeling “spotting” that is key to anticipating the spread of COVID-19, as well as calculating the economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak |
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| 09:00 | Introduction |
| 09:15 | Modeling “spotting”, key to anticipating the spread of COVID-19, including giving a far better idea of COVID-19’s eventual spread and severity |
| 10:00 | Morning Refreshments |
| 10:15 | Calculating the economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak |
| 11:00 | Reviewing the impact of COVID-19 and the way out for businesses suffering from COVID-19 losses |
| 11:45 | Framework to accelerate improvement to health system efficiency and preparedness against COVID-19 outbreak, including assessing the effectiveness of public health interventions on containment |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | COVID-19 and the implications for economic and market across geographies and industries including business interruption and supply chain disruptions |
| 14:45 | Coping with COVID-19 for businesses and industries: responsibilities, liabilities and implications |
| 15:30 | Afternoon Refreshments |
| 15:45 | Disciplines, disasters and emergency management against COVID-19 outbreak |
| 16:30 | Concluding Panel Discussion |
| 17:00 | End of Conference |
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