[Nhcoll-l] Inquiring about COVID and specimen quarantine

[Elizabeth Merritt]

Hello all,

The Alliance is compiling a list of collections-related COVID issues, and I hope you can help me add the issues relevant to  natural history specimens. Has anyone been discussing the current or future impact of COVID on shipment and intake of specimens?  E.g., bans on shipment of some specimens (based on taxa, locality) as we learn more about what species can be vectors for coronavirus; recommendations for quarantine or treatment of some incoming specimens; need for research to inform these decisions.

Thank you for any information you can provide.

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Merritt
Vice President, Strategic Foresight and
Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums

American Alliance of Museums
2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 1005
Arlington, VA 22202
(202)218-7661





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