Taiwan has millions of visitors from China and only 45 coronavirus cases. Here's how.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/3/10/21171722/taiwan-coronavirus-china-social-distancing-quarantine

Kelsey Piper

Vox

10 March 2020

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Situated less than 90 miles from China, the coronavirus outbreak could have been critical in Taiwan, but the country's proactive measures helped to stave off the worst of the disease. Having learned from SARS epidemic, Taiwan had prepared for future situations by creating a comprehensive command center and implementing a transparent communication strategy both of which have helped slow the spread of Covid-19.

Confronting a Pandemic

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/podcasts/the-daily/coronavirus-pandemic.html

Michael Barbaro

The New York Times

12 March 2020

Podcast / Over 15 Minutes

The United States and Italy have been playing catch up in the mitigation of the coronavirus pandemic and were resistant to implementing social distancing, while other countries took more aggressive approaches. Now both countries are looking to China and South Korea to learn how sweeping actions and industrialized scaling of measures such as fever clinics, temperature check points, portable CAT scanning, and social isolation, have helped to contain the pandemic.

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

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/opinion/coronavirus-best-response.html

Benjamin J. Cowling

Wey Wen Lim

The New York Times

13 March 2020

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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.

Giving the Gift of Mobility in a City Locked Down by Coronavirus

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/world/china-coronavirus-wuhan.html

Amy Qin

The New York Times

4 February 2020

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Thousands of people in Wuhan, China are volunteering to buy groceries, get medicine, and take community members to the hospital as a means to help those that need it during the coronavirus outbreak. Although the volunteers do not knowingly transport anyone diagnosed with coronavirus, the drivers wear protective clothing during their drives, which are organized by local neighborhood committees.

Coronavirus Testing Goes Mobile in Seattle

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/us/coronavirus-testing-drive-through-seattle.html

Wudan Yan

The New York Times

13 March 2020

Multi-Media / 800-1500 Words

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.

How Vietnam Learned From China's Coronavirus Mistakes

https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/how-vietnam-learned-from-chinas-coronavirus-mistakes

Trien Vinh Le

Huy Quynh Nguyen

The Diplomat

17 March 2020

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China has seen success in containing the coronavirus through strict governmental oversight but when the virus made its way to Vietnam – a country with similar rule – the government enacted more transparent approaches and relied on social networks to mitigate the spread. Although it is yet to be seen if one methodology was superior to the other, Vietnam's strategy of accountability and transparency has "proved to be effective and furnished positive results."

South Korea's coronavirus success story underscores how the U.S. initially failed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/17/south-koreas-coronavirus-success-story-underscores-how-us-initially-failed

Ishaan Tharoor

The Washington Post

17 March 2020

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Unlike the United States, South Korea has seen rapid success in slowing the spread of coronavirus by implementing widespread testing protocols and increasing transparency. Instead of government officials giving updates, public health experts report to the public while throughout the nation pop-up and drive-through testing sites allow for mass-scale testing, all offered free of charge to citizens.

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

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-south-korea-put-into-place-the-worlds-most-aggressive-coronavirus-testing-11584377217

Dasl Yoon

Timothy W. Martin

Wall Street Journal

16 March 2020

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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.

W.H.O. Fights a Pandemic Besides Coronavirus: an ‘Infodemic'

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/health/coronavirus-misinformation-social-media.html

Matt Richtel

The New York Times

6 February 2020

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As word of the coronavirus outbreak spread, so did misinformation, so the World Health Organization began working with big tech companies to put a stop to it. Collaborating with the likes of Pinterest, Google, Twitter, and Facebook, W.H.O. has posted content that disputes the incorrect information across platforms and sites in order to make "falsehoods harder to find in searches or on news streams."

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

https://www.wired.com/story/a-disease-tracker-backed-by-gates-and-zuckerberg-tackles-covid-19

Megan Molteni

Wired

10 March 2020

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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.