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While other countries lost precious time, Taiwan mobilised to keep COVID-19 at bay

Ben Hurley

March 16, 2020 |

The Sydney Morning Herald |

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Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

In Taiwan, a combination of "early intervention and a well-oiled command structure" have helped to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Measures such a public health hotline, temperature check points, enhanced hygiene protocols, integrated databases, and a diversion of funds and military personnel towards making protective masks, all worked together to slow the spread and offer lessons to the countries still fighting an increasing caseload.

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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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Containing coronavirus: lessons from Asia

Kathrin Hille Edward White

March 16, 2020 |

Financial Times |

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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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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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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 the disease detectives on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic track an outbreak

Kristin Toussaint

March 16, 2020 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States

The CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Program trains individuals how to perform contact tracing in order to help slow the spread of infectious diseases. Success from this strategy has been reported in South Korea regarding the coronavirus, and now the U.S. officers are deploying to find out more about "how contagious it is, how it spreads, the severity of the illness, what groups are most likely to be affected."

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Lockdown of Recovering Italian Town Shows Effectiveness of Early Action

Margherita Stancati

March 16, 2020 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: Italy, Codogno

Despite the devastation Italy has seen from the coronavirus pandemic, the town of Codogno has been able to largely avoid the same fate. Crediting immediate "drastic containment measures," that went into effect after the initial cases were reported and included adherence to social distancing and other social restrictions, the city has been able to flatten the curve of cases and lift some restrictions.

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The Coronavirus-Proof Nation

Will Doig

March 16, 2020 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

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

Lisa Song

March 15, 2020 |

ProPublica |

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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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South Korea's rapid coronavirus testing, far ahead of the U.S., could be saving lives

Victoria Kim

March 14, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

As countries have attempted various responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s response stands out for its swift ability to disseminate and scale testing for the disease, which mostly came about in reaction to its response to the MERS outbreak in 2015. Years after MERS, when the novel coronavirus outbreak was still in its early stages in China in January 2020, South Korea had already begun distributing tests. A high testing rate that has also protected health-care workers has contributed to a lower death rate in South Korea.

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UC has a solution to the national shortage of coronavirus testing — do it in house

Soumya Karlamangla Teresa Watanabe

March 14, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, California

In response to the nationwide deficit of coronavirus tests, colleges in the University of California system are developing their own tests. These tests are increasing the state's capacity for identifying infected residents and decreasing the time required for patients to get their results.

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