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Flattening the curve of the coronavirus
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Flattening the curve of the coronavirus

In the current fast-moving, unprecedented situation, what we do today to stem the impact of COVID-19 can vastly affect what we will face tomorrow. Two epidemiologists discuss what we can do individually and as a society to slow the spread of the disease.

Michele W. Berger

Wharton will fast track a course on managing business during a pandemic crisis

Wharton will fast track a course on managing business during a pandemic crisis

Mauro Guillén of the Wharton School spoke about the School’s new online course Epidemics, National Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty. “We’re covering every topic we think is relevant from a business or economic perspective,” he said. “The virus has become a global pandemic because we’re such an interconnected society. We’ll be looking at every possible angle.”

Spiking U.S. coronavirus cases could force rationing decisions similar to those made in Italy, China

Spiking U.S. coronavirus cases could force rationing decisions similar to those made in Italy, China

George Anesi of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the difficult decisions doctors face in a pandemic. “In a public health emergency, you shift from a focus on individual patients to how society as a whole benefits and that’s a big change from usual care,” he said.

Arc of Trump’s coronavirus comments defies reality on ground

Arc of Trump’s coronavirus comments defies reality on ground

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center weighed in on President Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “The trustworthiness of a president in a time of national crisis is his most important asset,” she said. “And when he says things that are proven to be untrue, or problematic from a public health standpoint, that erodes his credibility and the capacity of the country to prepare adequately.”