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COVID-19

vr.tr.covid-19 · thing-q84263196

Let an agent give general, non-diagnostic information about COVID-19, urgent signs first, and route people to official public health guidance and clinicians.

Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.PRC
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Urgent Severe signs first.

Red flags

Emergency signs.

Red flags

Emergency signs.

  1. Are there signs such as severe breathlessness, chest pain or confusion needing emergency care? boundary
  2. Who should be called? action

Risk groups

Higher risk.

Risk

Higher-risk people.

  1. Is the person in a higher-risk group who should contact a clinician early? boundary
  2. What does official guidance say? provenance
Guidance Official advice.

Current

Public health advice.

Current

Current guidance.

  1. What does current official guidance say, and when was it updated? provenance
  2. Which authority issued it? provenance

Testing

Tests.

Testing

Testing.

  1. How can someone get tested, if advised? action
  2. What do results mean in general terms? definition
Prevention Vaccines and hygiene.

Vaccination

Eligibility.

Vaccination

Vaccination.

  1. Who is eligible for vaccination under national advice? provenance
  2. Where can it be booked? action

Infection control

Measures.

Infection control

Infection control.

  1. Which measures do health agencies recommend currently? provenance
  2. In which settings? definition
Long COVID Ongoing symptoms.

Support

Services.

Support

Long COVID support.

  1. Where can someone with ongoing symptoms get assessed and supported? action
  2. Are specialist services available? provenance

Misinformation

Claims.

Misinformation

Misinformation.

  1. Is a claim about COVID-19 supported by reliable evidence? provenance
  2. Which source confirms or refutes it? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Activities and processes
Entry kind
thing
Plane
ACT
Domain
ACT.PRC
Other names and narrower kinds
long covid, COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome, severe COVID-19 disease, long COVID in children, pediatric severe COVID-19, adult COVID-19, severe COVID-19, COVID-19 disease in pregnancy, Covid-19 in children

What it is Filled

An infectious respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, first identified in 2019 and responsible for a global pandemic; illness ranges from mild to severe and can have long-term effects (long COVID).

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent give general, non-diagnostic information about COVID-19, urgent signs first, and route people to official public health guidance and clinicians.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Viral respiratory disease
  • Wide range of severity
  • Vaccines available
  • Guidance changes over time

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Diagnose a person or advise them on treatment in place of a clinician.
  • Spread misinformation about the disease, its origins or vaccines.
  • Disclose a person's infection or vaccination status without consent or legal basis.
  • Blame or stigmatise groups of people for the disease.

Only with a human decision

  • Deciding on isolation, treatment or clinical care for a person.

May

  • Report case, vaccination and guidance data from public health authorities with dates.
  • Explain symptoms, prevention and long COVID from reliable sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • The pandemic caused mass death and hit the elderly, the poor and the ill hardest.
  • Health status is private, and disclosure can bring discrimination.

Who is affected

  • Patients and people with long COVID
  • Health workers
  • Groups blamed for spread

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns it; public health authorities lead the response.

Master systems

  • Public health surveillance systems
  • Disease classification lists

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q182672 - registry parent class
  • Q18975243 - registry parent class
  • Q2603200 - registry parent class
  • Q2633267 - registry parent class
  • Q609748 - registry parent class

related

  • viral disease and zoonosis - category
  • SARS-CoV-2 - virus
  • vaccination and infection control - prevention
  • WHO and public health agencies - authorities

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.covid-19
  • Wikidata: Q84263196 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84263196)
  • ICD-11: RA01 COVID-19

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Caused by SARS-CoV-2
  • Diagnosed by tests such as PCR or antigen tests
  • Long COVID is ongoing symptoms after infection
  • Not visible; symptoms may include fever, cough, fatigue, loss of smell and breathlessness.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • follow current official public health guidance
  • seek urgent care for severe symptoms
  • get vaccinated according to national advice
  • find support for long COVID

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Outdated guidance
  • Misinformation
  • Delaying care for severe symptoms
  • Diagnosis or treatment advice by an agent

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WHO guidance
  • National public health guidance
  • International Health Regulations

Context of use required Filled

  • A disease addressed by public health, vaccination, testing and clinical care.
  • mild and moderate COVID-19
  • severe and critical COVID-19
  • long COVID
  • paediatric presentations

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q84263196: COVID-19 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: COVID-19 - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should long COVID be a separate entry?
  • How should current guidance be linked and dated?
  • How should variant information be recorded?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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