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  • 코로나19: 한국은 어떻게 이렇게 빨리, 많은 양의 검사를 할 수 있었나

    March 11, 2020 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    진단 제품 긴급사용승인제도, 선별진료 및 드라이브스루 진료, 정확도 높은 검사법 채택 등을 통해 한국은 단시간 내에 기록적인 양의 코로나19 검사를 시행할 수 있었습니다.

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  • 'Flattening the curve' may be the world's best bet to slow the coronavirus

    March 11, 2020 |

    STAT |

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    Response Location: China

    As countries scramble to figure out how to stop the coronavirus outbreak, China is an example of how unprecedented measures to self-quarantine and self-distancing measures can work to slow transmission rates. Commonly refered to as "flattening the curve," this practice allows for the health-care system to avoid being overwhelmed with cases, which in turn means more people can be treated.

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  • Why are Korea's Covid-19 death rates so low?

    March 11, 2020 |

    Asia Times |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Daegu

    After an initial sharp spike in positive COVID-19 cases, South Korea kept the number of deaths low and stopped the virus from spreading dramatically, without resorting to the same draconian isolation measures in other countries like China. To do so, the government of South Korea relied on its strong national health service, learned from prior virus outbreaks, executed an aggressive strategy of testing, and enforced social distancing and treatment protocols.

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  • South Korea shows that democracies can succeed against the coronavirus

    March 11, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea

    While many countries are struggling to control the spread of the recent coronavirus outbreak, South Korea has reported a decline in daily caseloads due to their rapid and comprehensive response. By expanding testing sites to include drive-throughs, canceling events and implementing more thorough testing protocols in their international airport, the country has offered lessons for others who have not yet determined a course of action.

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  • What the U.S. Can Learn From Taiwan's Response to Coronavirus

    March 10, 2020 |

    U.S. News & World Report |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    After being caught off-guard during the 2003 SARS epidemic, Taiwan developed a public health infrastructure to help prepare them for another. With the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, their number of cases have stayed low because of heightened surveillance for those who travel, the linking of insurance and immigration databases, combating misinformation through an educational campaign, and early plans for child care, businesses, and schools.

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  • How Chinese Companies Have Responded to Coronavirus

    March 10, 2020 |

    Harvard Business Review |

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    Response Location: China

    The coronavirus outbreak has had a detrimental impact on economies due to business and industry closures but some Chinese enterprises have implemented strategies to help recover faster. From early on-set crisis teams that drove uniform change throughout chain businesses to redeploying employees to other stores and encouraging an online presence, some businesses throughout the region have already reported positive gains overall.

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  • Inside a Seattle-area hospital on the front lines of the nation's first major coronavirus outbreak

    March 10, 2020 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Kirkland, Washington

    It was a "longshot" that resulted in doctors at a Seattle-area hospital diagnosing the first cases of coronavirus, but how they responded may serve as a model to other hospitals attempting to contain the spread further. From staff trained on incident management and a drive-through testing site that serve the health-care workers to a dedicated floor for treating the patients who have tested positive, the hospital has been able to successfully stop any internal spreading.

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  • What Taiwan can teach the world on fighting the coronavirus

    March 10, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

    After learning valuable lessons from the 2003 SARS outbreak, Taiwan has managed to keep its coronavirus cases to a minimum, far below neighboring China and other countries around the world. To accomplish this, the government remained alert and proactive, established a centralized command center, took quick and decisive action, and leveraged technology to track cases.

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  • A Disease Tracker Backed by Gates and Zuckerberg Tackles Covid-19 in Cambodia

    March 10, 2020 |

    Wired |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Identifying the metagenomic sequencing for new outbreaks of viruses can help to better assess how the virus is spreading, which in turn helps health officials figure out how to slow down the contagion. In the midst of a coronavirus outbreak, a tool that was first used to during the SARS outbreak is now being used to track Covid-19 in under-resourced places such as Cambodia.

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  • South Korea's coronavirus infection rate falls without citywide lockdowns

    March 10, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    After an initial explosion of patients who tested positive for COVID-19, the South Korean government has successfully and sharply reduced the number of new transmissions through mass testing, improved public communications, and the use of technology. In Seoul, the government had to try these methods as opposed to methods used in more closed societies, like citywide lockdowns in China.

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