As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic becomes closer to reality, media practitioners must face up to the possibility that they may end up being more than non-participant observers. The disease , which has killed over 2,800 people and infected more than 82,000 mostly in China where the virus is believed to have originated, has met two of the three factors for a pandemic — rapid sickness and death and sustained person-to-person transmission. The third criteria, worldwide spread of the virus, seems like just a matter of time. “Those in the media face a direct threat to their health and lives as well” Joel Adriano, SciDev.Net Asia & Pacific Regional Coordinator To prevent or halt global spread, several countries have imposed travel bans to and from China and now South Korea, the hotspots of the virus. Many events around the world have been cancelled or postponed indefinitely. For a journalist, this means fewer events to cover. Particularly impacted are those coverin...
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