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| Social distancing has been used to slow the transmission of the coronavirus in China. (Getty) |
What China’s response can teach others
- Countries with escalating outbreaks are eager to learn whether China’s extreme lockdowns were responsible for bringing the crisis there under control. The crucial question is which interventions in China were the most important in driving down the spread of the virus. Epidemiologists explain what happened after the lockdown, what China could have done better, whether travel bans were effective and the lessons for other countries. (Nature | 7 min read)
- For the past month, South Korean residents have been receiving flurries of emergency text messages from authorities, alerting them to the movements of local people with COVID-19. Epidemiologists say that detailed information about infected people’s movements is crucial for tracking and controlling the epidemic, but some question the wisdom of making those data public. (Nature | 5 min read)
- LitCovid is a curated list of research articles about the coronavirus in PubMed, updated daily. The list is maintained by researchers associated with the US National Institutes of Health and links to 1,200 (and growing) papers, case reports and news stories, organized into helpful categories. (Nature | 1 min read)
- In many countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, governments have been making crucial decisions in secret and making announcements before publishing the evidence on which their decisions are based. “This is not how governments should work,” argues a Nature editorial. “The secrecy must end.” Nature calls on governments and their science advisers to follow World Health Organization advice, end secrecy in decision-making and cooperate globally. (Nature | 5 min read)
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