January 12, 2020
Emma Rogers The COVID-19 pandemic is the most significant South Korean public health crisis of the twenty-first century. However, this nation is no stranger to infectious respiratory diseases. Between March and July 2015, South Korea saw 186 cases and thirty-eight...
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Katie Kwang Globally, Covid-19 has served as a stress test for societies and governments. Once the darling of international media outlets, Singapore’s initial success in controlling the pandemic was followed by the virulent spread of disease among migrant workers. The...
Read full articleJanuary 10, 2020
Cheikh Ameth Tidiane Diop Rwanda’s COVID-19 story involves success and solidarity but at the price of democracy in the hands of an authoritarian government. As of 1 June, Rwanda had 377 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one related death, which...
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January 10, 2020
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Elizabeth Shaw The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated Taiwan’s visibility on the world stage. Its fast response times, open communication, and public trust have led other countries look towards mimicking Taiwan’s unique model of combatting the virus, which as of June...
Read full articleJanuary 8, 2020
Martina Facchin Overtaking China’s COVID-19 death rate by mid-March, Italy was the first European country to feel the pandemic’s full-blown effects. As the country moves into Phase 3 of reopening, there have been a total of 250,000 confirmed cases and...
Read full articleJanuary 7, 2020
Astrid Ling As the COVID-19 crisis developed, Israel responded with immediate and decisive action that mitigated infection and saved lives. However, an early model for many, Israel’s response has unraveled over the past four months. The country’s unique emergency powers...
Read full articleJanuary 6, 2020
Hui Wen Zheng In late February, a video circulated online showing the Iranian deputy health minister in a news conference sweating profusely with what would later be confirmed as a case of COVID-19. It served as an early indicator of...
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Andrew Yin On 19 April, Ghana became the first African country to lift its coronavirus lockdown, which lasted for twenty-one days in Accra and Kumasi. Since then, the country has recorded thousands of new cases. However, its death rate remains...
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January 5, 2020
The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy’s two-year Master of Public Policy (MPP) program is highly interdisciplinary, bridging the spheres of domestic policy and international or global policy in order to address the complex issues facing modern governments and...
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