Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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"Effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions for containing the COVID-19
outbreak in China"

by Shengjie Lai, Nick W Ruktanonchai, Liangcai Zhou, Olivia Prosper, Wei Luo,
Jessica R Floyd, Amy Wesolowski, Mauricio Santillana, Chi Zhang, Xiangjun
Du, Hongjie Yu, and Andrew J Tatem
March 13, 2020

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Article "How will country-based mitigation measures influence the course of the COVID-19 epidemic?"

by Roy M Anderson, Hans Heesterbeek, Don Klinkenberg
March 9, 2020

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Article "As Europe Shuts Down, Britain Takes a Different, and Contentious, Approach"
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has largely kept Britain open, opting for more targeted measures, a strategy that has startled some epidemiologists.

by Benjamin Mueller
March 13, 2020

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Coronavirus: Why we touch our faces and how to stop it - BBC

Mar 15, 2020

Several medical officials across the world have warned people to avoid touching their face as a key way to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Often when issuing the warning, they've gone on to - you guessed it - put their hands on their face.

But why do we touch our faces in the first place? And is it that easy to just stop doing it all of a sudden?

BBC News spoke to psychologist Natasha Tiwari.

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Coronavirus: combating the outbreak

Mar 15, 2020

As COVID-19 wreaks havoc throughout the world, countries are ramping up their responses to the virus - and the effects it's having on the economy and daily life.

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Article "Newt Gingrich: I am in Italy amid the coronavirus crisis. America must act now - and act big" | Opinion

by Newt Gingrich
March 13, 2020

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Article "In Race to Treat Coronavirus, AI Is Seen as Key"
Chinese company XtalPi is using AI to screen existing drugs and see if they might work on the novel coronavirus

by Steven Rosenbush
March 16, 2020

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What lessons can we learn about COVID-19 from responding to other outbreaks?

Mar 16, 2020

Dr. David Bray shares his perspectives from responding to other outbreaks including SARS, Monkeypox, and Influenza.

Dive into the “behind the scenes” events to better understand the lessons we learned from responding to bioterrorism and other outbreaks including SARS, Monkeypox in 2003, and the Anthrax events of 2001 with the CDC and how they can be applied to COVID-19.

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COVID-19 | 6 Dangerous Coronavirus Myths, Busted by World Health Organization

Mar 16, 2020

There are many dangerous myths spreading about the COVID-19 global pandemic. World Health Organization clears them up.

"6 coronavirus health myths, fact checked"
Despite what you see online, eating garlic and drinking water can't protect you from getting infected.

by Sarah Mitroff
March 16, 2020

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Article "Coronavirus is exposing all of the weaknesses in the US health system"
High health care costs and low medical capacity made the US uniquely vulnerable to the coronavirus.

by Dylan Scott
March 16, 2020