| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T34 |
0-34 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Journalists and risk communication |
| T35 |
35-255 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Working with journalists and the media to help them understand the science and epidemiology, particularly in a fast moving event, will improve risk communication to the public and reduce inappropriate concerns and panic. |
| T36 |
256-514 |
Sentence |
denotes |
While reporting of this outbreak shows signs of the efforts of epidemiologists, infectious disease experts, national and international public health agencies and others engaging with journalists, there are also signs that this is not yet achieving it's goal. |
| T37 |
515-875 |
Sentence |
denotes |
For example, the public perception is that the increase in case numbers reported daily by the Chinese authorities represents a daily escalation in the epidemic while the reality is that these numbers are also the result of active, aggressive, case finding in China and some of these cases are ‘old’ cases newly recognised as being due to the novel coronavirus. |
| T38 |
876-1115 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Similarly the virus is usually described by the media as ‘deadly’ and although this is true in the sense that it has caused deaths, the nuances of uncertain case fatality rates in the early stages of an outbreak are not being communicated. |
| T39 |
1116-1269 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The current estimated case fatality rate seems to be around 3% which is significant but not comparable to the 10% rate for SARS or 34% reported for MERS. |
| T40 |
1270-1324 |
Sentence |
denotes |
These misperceptions are still driving public anxiety. |
