NCDHHS has partnered with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to study COVID-19. | Pixabay
NCDHHS has partnered with the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health to study COVID-19. | Pixabay
The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health partnered with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) to study mild cases of COVID-19, according to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“North Carolina’s actions to flatten the curve and fight COVID-19 are working. We know we need more testing of all types, and this research partnership will help us better understand the virus so we can keep our communities safe as we seek to ease restrictions,” Gov. Roy Cooper said, according to UNC at Chapel Hill.
The Gilings School and NCDHHS will be watching for changes in the coronavirus to asses the prevalence in several counties, according to UNC at Chapel Hill.
Participants in the study will be selected from different areas and monitored for several months, according to UNC at Chapel Hill.
“We have to focus our collective resources – across government, private and public sectors – to defeat this virus. Our research partners are integral to winning the fight,” NCDHHS Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen told UNC at Chapel Hill.
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