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코로나19: 한국은 어떻게 이렇게 빨리, 많은 양의 검사를 할 수 있었나

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March 11, 2020 |

BBC |

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Response Location: South Korea

진단 제품 긴급사용승인제도, 선별진료 및 드라이브스루 진료, 정확도 높은 검사법 채택 등을 통해 한국은 단시간 내에 기록적인 양의 코로나19 검사를 시행할 수 있었습니다.

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'Flattening the curve' may be the world's best bet to slow the coronavirus

Helen Branswell

March 11, 2020 |

STAT |

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Response Location: China

As countries scramble to figure out how to stop the coronavirus outbreak, China is an example of how unprecedented measures to self-quarantine and self-distancing measures can work to slow transmission rates. Commonly refered to as "flattening the curve," this practice allows for the health-care system to avoid being overwhelmed with cases, which in turn means more people can be treated.

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What Taiwan can teach the world on fighting the coronavirus

Cindy Sui

March 10, 2020 |

NBC News |

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Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

After learning valuable lessons from the 2003 SARS outbreak, Taiwan has managed to keep its coronavirus cases to a minimum, far below neighboring China and other countries around the world. To accomplish this, the government remained alert and proactive, established a centralized command center, took quick and decisive action, and leveraged technology to track cases.

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How Chinese Companies Have Responded to Coronavirus

Martin Reeves Lars Fæste Cinthia Chen Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak Kevin Whitaker

March 10, 2020 |

Harvard Business Review |

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Response Location: China

The coronavirus outbreak has had a detrimental impact on economies due to business and industry closures but some Chinese enterprises have implemented strategies to help recover faster. From early on-set crisis teams that drove uniform change throughout chain businesses to redeploying employees to other stores and encouraging an online presence, some businesses throughout the region have already reported positive gains overall.

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

Megan Molteni

March 10, 2020 |

Wired |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

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.

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South Korea's coronavirus infection rate falls without citywide lockdowns

Park Chan-kyong

March 10, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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Response Location: South Korea, Seoul

After an initial explosion of patients who tested positive for COVID-19, the South Korean government has successfully and sharply reduced the number of new transmissions through mass testing, improved public communications, and the use of technology. In Seoul, the government had to try these methods as opposed to methods used in more closed societies, like citywide lockdowns in China.

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What the U.S. Can Learn From Taiwan's Response to Coronavirus

Steve Sternberg

March 10, 2020 |

U.S. News & World Report |

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Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

After being caught off-guard during the 2003 SARS epidemic, Taiwan developed a public health infrastructure to help prepare them for another. With the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, their number of cases have stayed low because of heightened surveillance for those who travel, the linking of insurance and immigration databases, combating misinformation through an educational campaign, and early plans for child care, businesses, and schools.

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

Kelsey Piper

March 10, 2020 |

Vox |

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Response Location: Taiwan

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.

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NC community centers prepare for COVID-19

Liora Engel-Smith

March 09, 2020 |

North Carolina Health News |

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Response Location: United States, North Carolina

Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, North Carolina's health centers are relying on old methods to reach and educate uninsured and medically vulnerable patients, many of whom don't have access to the internet. Staff are posting fliers in commonly-trafficked locations, hanging signs at health centers, taking out television ads, and asking community leaders to relay hygiene guidelines by word of mouth.

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Seattle Health Care System Offers Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing For Workers

Jon Hamilton

March 08, 2020 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Health care workers at the University of Washington are now able to get tested for coronavirus via a drive-through. Providing both convenience and safety by limiting exposure of the potentially ill, the test only takes five minutes and those tested usually get their results within a day.

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