COVID-19: A revelation - A reply to Ian Mitroff

Zhuo Chen

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120072

COVID-19: A revelation - A reply to Ian Mitroff

Technol Forecast Soc Change. 2020 Jul:156:120072. doi: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120072. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Author

Zhuo Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, USA.
² School of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, China.

Abstract

This is a rejoinder of Dr. Ian Mitroff's perspective titled "Corona Virus: A Prime Example of A Wicked Mess". While I agree with Dr. Mitroff on the complexity of the COVID-19 outbreak and the urgency to address it, I disagree with him on points related to the role of wet market in this specific outbreak and whether China had acknowledged the existence of the outbreak. I also consider key highlights of the outbreak are the importance of collaboration across national and state borders and a balance between privacy and public health under such situations.

Keywords: Covid-19; Outbreak; Privacy; Public health.

Publication types

Review