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Seoul and Rome took different approaches to combating the spread with significant contrast in outcomes.
From: UpFront
Coronavirus success vs failure: A tale of two strategies
We discuss South Korea’s approach to containing COVID-19 and ask why the US response has been so slow.
20 Mar 2020
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