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How Taiwan is containing coronavirus – despite diplomatic isolation by China

Michelle Yun

March 12, 2020 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Taiwan, Taipei

Struggling countries look to Taiwan as an example of how to respond to a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic. Strategies that Taiwan uses include tracking of mandatory quarantines, border control, and its use of technology. They are now looking to expand testing even further.

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L.A. Unified plans for teaching by television after canceling all large gatherings

Howard Blume Sonali Kohli

March 12, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Unified Schools is the second-largest school system, and a quarter of enrolled families lack adequate broadband access for online studies. This presented challenges as to how school could proceed, so the district partnered with public broadcaster PBS SoCal/KCET to prepare programming that would air on television in an effort to continue students' studies. They are offered on three different channels in order to provide for the different grade levels. This is their current solution to the question of schooling as the pandemic constantly updates.

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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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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 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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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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How one New York school switched to online learning during coronavirus closure

Ben Sales

March 08, 2020 |

The Times of Israel |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

When coronavirus began spreading in New York, SAR High School in the Bronx took rapid measures to begin education around distance learning, before the virus spread to the county. Although the transition hasn't been without obstacles, the prioritization of providing teachers a series of how-to guides, has allowed teachers to maintain orderliness to their classes and also offer other services via video conference such as sitting Shiva.

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China moves classes to internet, TV amid coronavirus outbreak

Sarah Dai

February 17, 2020 |

South China Morning Post |

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Response Location: China, Beijing

To help students access the resources they need while schools are closed due to the coronavirus, administrators in China are utilizing "a national cloud learning platform," as well as broadcast television. While both supplement online lessons, the e-learning approach equips students with tools to learn 12 different subjects.

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

Matt Richtel

February 06, 2020 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

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."

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