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  • What the San Francisco Bay Area Can Teach Us About Fighting a Pandemic

    Jay Caspian Kang

    January 04, 2021 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    The San Francisco Bay Area has had fewer COVID-19 deaths than would be expected for such a densely populated area, largely by "drawing on resources and expertise that predated the coronavirus pandemic." Unlike other large cities, the Bay Area was able to quickly identify where hotspots may emerge, and initiate changes – such as allowing only one entrance to hospitals and not using traveling certified nursing assistants in multiple nursing homes. City health officials also increased outreach to at-risk minority neighborhoods, after seeing the virus disproportionately impacting these communities elsewhere.

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