Early warning and COVID19—bridging the gap between analysis and response

Critics argue that failures in early warning are linked to failed early action on COVID-19. This conclusion is both misleading and obstructive. Early warning isn’t the problem. Early response is.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu speaks at a press conference with Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer, on Jan. 26. Early response should be taken out of the politicians’ hands and embedded institutionally in experts, domestically and internationally, with a proper mandate and full resources, writes David Carment.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CARMENT

April 29, 2020

Over the course of four months in 1994, 850,000 people were systematically butchered during the Rwanda genocide. A large body of open-source evidence revealed, well in advance, the killings were carefully orchestrated by groups with malevolent political agendas. All the indicators were there to der...

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