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  • Containing coronavirus: lessons from Asia

    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

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

    March 16, 2020 |

    EURACTIV |

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

    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

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

    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 coronavirus response is the opposite of China and Italy – and it's working

    March 14, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea has received acclaim for its handling of the coronavirus outbreak relative to China, where the initial outbreak originated. While China has enforced strict measures limiting movement and commerce, South Korea has stepped up by quickly ramping up widespread free or affordable testing and specifically not restricting travel, but rather by tracking people who have been infected and testing those they have come into contact with - and it seems to have been effective in slowing the spread in a way that could be an example to other countries.

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

    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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  • Coronavirus Testing Goes Mobile in Seattle

    March 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In early January, doctors at UW Medical Center began preparing for a coronavirus outbreak by transforming a research lab into a screening center for coronavirus that delivers results within a day. Now, coupled with a mobile clinic that allows for people to be tested from within the confines of their cars, the city has been able to test a large volume of people more safely than if they were being tested from within a hospital.

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  • They've Contained the Coronavirus. Here's How.

    March 13, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong have each shown success with slowing the pace of the coronavirus outbreak due in part from learning lessons during the 2002 SARS outbreak. Combining different approaches to social distancing and quarantine, travel restrictions, and public health campaigns focused on hygiene best practices, the countries have shown that it doesn't necessarily take "China’s draconian measures" to mitigate the spread.

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