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Containing coronavirus: lessons from Asia

Kathrin Hille, Edward White

March 16, 2020 |

Financial Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan all implemented similar comprehensive public health emergency plans that successfully reduced the spread of coronavirus in each region. Although each country used tactics such as travel restrictions, widespread testing, transparent communication, and quarantine protocols, Taiwan and South Korea are emerging as models for other countries due to the structure of democracy.

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The Coronavirus-Proof Nation

Will Doig

March 16, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Taiwan

Taiwan has emerged as an outlier in the fight to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, having not imposed strict or aggressive containment strategies, yet still seeing few cases reported. The country's success is linked to a culture of collective action, which also benefited from early prevention strategies.

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Coronavirus testing remains a challenge, but UNC could help fill gap

Cullen Browder, Sarah Krueger

March 16, 2020 |

WRAL-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Testing for the coronavirus has been limited in much of the United States, but in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the Clinical Molecular Microbiology Laboratory at the UNC School of Medicine is helping to fill the void. The lab has created their own test, which aims to allow up to 500 patients to be tested per day by eliminating the need to wait for results from an offsite commercial lab.

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Polio Epidemic Offers Guidance For Getting Through COVID-19

Robin Young

March 16, 2020 |

WBUR |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Epidemics aren't new in the United States, and past outbreaks can provide lessons for the current coronavirus pandemic. Specifically looking at the polio epidemic that paralyzed parts of the country, studies of individual American cities show the difference rapid intervention strategies, such as school closures and crowd size limitations, make.

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Commitment, transparency pay off as South Korea limits COVID-19 spread

Andrés Sánchez Braun

March 16, 2020 |

EURACTIV |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

Weeks before the coronavirus outbreak was declared to be a pandemic, Seoul, and other parts of South Korea set into motion a combination of "prevention and mitigation programs" that are now being touted as lessons for other countries struggling to contain the virus. Using technological advancements such as a national mobile phone alert system and mobile phone applications along with increased transparency around data collected, new reports of cases have slowed allowing the country to prepare for a potential surge later on.

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These Good Samaritans with a 3D printer are saving lives by making new respirator valves for free

Kristin Toussaint

March 16, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Italy, Milan

In Italy, with ventilators in short supply and a growing need for them endangering people's lives, the local FabLab began to print replacement valves on 3-D printers. Even though the hospital supplier withheld the designs from the people at FabLab, they reverse engineered the design and began to manufacture them anyway, in order to save lives.

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Art Galleries Respond to Virus Outbreak With Online Viewing Rooms

Robin Pogrebin

March 16, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Art galleries are pivoting their sales to online platforms due to closures from the coronavirus pandemic. In the past, similar versions of virtual viewing rooms have resulted in significant sales for some galleries, despite the limitations of not viewing the artwork in person. While this transition is made harder for smaller galleries because of the cost of implementation, some are experimenting with smaller-scale virtual performances or online stores.

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How South Korea Put Into Place the World's Most Aggressive Coronavirus Test Program

Dasl Yoon, Timothy W. Martin

March 16, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: South Korea

The testing efficiency and protocols implemented in South Korea to slow the spread of coronavirus have proven to be successful, with the latest reports of the country showing that reports of cases have leveled off. Combining "a single-payer health-care system and a sweeping infectious-disease law," the country was able rapidly identify potential cases and enact isolation in order to contain the spread of the virus.

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How South Korea Scaled Coronavirus Testing While the U.S. Fell Dangerously Behind

Lisa Song

March 15, 2020 |

ProPublica |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

South Korea is emerging as a model for many countries battling the spread of coronavirus, thanks to the country's quick response to initiate widespread testing and contact tracing methodology. Having learned from what failed during the outbreak in 2015, the country has been able to keep their death toll under 1 percent, unlike many other countries battling the pandemic.

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Stories of caremongering during the COVID-19 pandemic

Megan Albu

March 15, 2020 |

The Globe and Mail |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada

All across Canada, people are organizing and volunteering en masse to help their neighbors in need. Groups of people and single volunteers alive have been delivering groceries, donating food and money, and running other errands for vulnerable populations.

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