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  • How has Vietnam, a developing nation in South-East Asia, done so well to combat coronavirus?

    May 12, 2020 |

    ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |

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    Response Location: Vietnam

    Vietnam has reported less than 300 COVID-19 cases and no related deaths, earning the government and citizens praise for how the country has thus far tackled the spread of the virus. The country's comprehensive methodology of scalable testing, closure of borders, mandatory quarantine, and public messaging such as "staying home is loving your country," resulted Vietnam not just emerging as an outlier for containment, but has also allowed for local businesses and some tourist attractions to reopen.

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  • Once the coronavirus 'epicenter,' this American city reversed course

    May 08, 2020 |

    CNN |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When coronavirus first appeared in the United States, Seattle emerged as an epicenter, but just a few months later, the city and state have largely reduced the overall caseload. Local officials say that a unified approach, consisting of a combination of measured governmental action and strategic conversations between leaders and tech giants, was the key to slowing the spread while also gaining buy-in from state residents.

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  • Parts of Asia that relaxed restrictions without a resurgence in coronavirus cases did these three things

    May 07, 2020 |

    CNBC |

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    Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

    South Korea and Hong Kong have been able to contain the coronavirus without imposing restrictive lockdowns by implementing an aggressive and widespread testing, data sharing and contact tracing regime. In the case of South Korea, the country was able to not just flatten the curve of coronavirus cases in only 20 days, but also maintain a decrease in cases even after a parliamentary election with record-setting turnout numbers.

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  • How a Covid-19 test centre near airport eased burden on hospitals

    May 04, 2020 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: Hong Kong

    In Hong Kong, the AsiaWorld-Expo that is near the airport was quickly converted into a triage coronavirus testing center, and played a crucial role in maintaining the local healthcare system. Converted by medical professionals, the facility was able to screen all travelers and give them a directive based on the screening of either quarantining for two weeks or going to the hospital for further supervision.

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  • Amid New York's 42,400 hospitalizations, the military handled 3 percent. But it helped in immeasurable ways.

    May 02, 2020 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When New York hospitals became overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, the military deployed and staffed a Navy hospital ship and built a military field hospital in a nearby convention center to help with the caseload. Although military personnel weren't able to treat the vast majority of patients due to resource availability, hospital officials are calling their efforts a success having lessened the overall burden and learned lessons that will be applied should a second wave of cases hit.

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  • The overlooked power of Zuckerberg-backed learning program lies offline

    May 02, 2020 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Mesa, Arizona

    The Summit Learning Program is an online program that offers personalized lessons in science, social studies, math, and English language arts for students in grades four through 12. “Nearly 400 schools use it across 40 states.” The Hechinger Report spent a year exploring the platform in schools, while there are some drawbacks there’s also evidence it works. In some schools, student test scores jumped after using Summit.

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  • New Zealand has ‘effectively eliminated' coronavirus. Here's what they did right.

    April 30, 2020 |

    National Geographic |

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    Response Location: New Zealand

    While most countries around the world are trying to implement strategies to contain the coronavirus outbreak, New Zealand set out to eradicate the virus. Rapid government-enacted intervention strategies and a reliance on science coupled with compliance from community members has resulted in the countrywide caseload remaining significantly low and has allowed for parts of the region to slowly reopen.

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  • Germany avoids the worst of coronavirus crisis — but how?

    April 29, 2020 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Germany has emerged during the coronavirus pandemic as a country that has successfully been able to avoid the worst-case scenario, unlike many other countries still battling the virus. Although the country hasn't escaped unscathed, the country's accessible and reliable health care system and a public trust in government officials both helped form the country's successful response to the outbreak.

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  • Greece Has ‘Defied the Odds' in the Pandemic

    April 28, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Greece, Thessaloniki

    Because of early and quick actions by the government – and a compliant populace – Greece has seen under 200 COVID-19 deaths, relatively low compared to its European counterparts. The country was quick to cancel large gatherings, enforce mandatory quarantines after travel, increase its healthcare infrastructure, and impose a strict shelter-in-place order. While these measures have seemingly had an impact, limitations like lack of testing and outbreaks in refugee camps are making some question those results.

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  • Some Countries Are Squashing the Coronavirus Curve. Vietnam Is One.

    April 27, 2020 |

    Wall Street Journal |

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    Response Location: Vietnam, Hanoi

    Vietnam implemented rigid protocols around contact tracing and quarantine methodologies in order to contain the coronavirus outbreak, and so far, it has paid off with no deaths and a manageable caseload. Although a large population of citizens are still in government quarantine facilities, signs of reopening parts of the economy are underway and the overall response to the pandemic may help gain credibility from "global manufacturers looking to diversify out of China."

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