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Summary The coronavirus epidemic has made public health infrastructure a focal topic in China. To this end, China Philanthropist Magazine recently interviewed Professor William Hsiao, member of the American Academy of Sciences and a professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He highlighted that while China has renewed its proposal to build a strong public health system after COVID-19 is under control, it is important for experts…

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Summary Recently, Dr. William Hsiao, an academic of the American Academy of Sciences and a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, pointed out in an interview with China Philanthropist Magazine (April 18, 2020) that, “The new coronavirus will not disappear like SARS. Our only hope is that a vaccine against this virus can be developed.” This epidemic was a big test for China and the United States, and…

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China has reported no new locally-transmitted cases, only new infections that originated outside the country. Host Marco Werman speaks with Professor Winnie Yip, at the Harvard School of Public Health about the significance of this milestone. The World | Boston, a co-production of the BBC World Service, PRX, and WGBH Thursday, March 19, 2020 – 4:25 pm Listen here!

BBC Newshour, March 12, 2020 Countries have been responding in very different ways Europe has been reacting to the global outbreak of the coronavirus. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has taken a minimalist approach compared to other governments who are reacting very differently. We question: who is getting it right? Also on the programme: we hear from the two countries hardest hit by COVID-19. Dr. Winnie Yip speaks at 45 minutes…

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Chinese authorities are reporting another slight drop in the number of new cases of COVID-19. That’s good news in the country where the virus was first identified and which has the most cases in the world. But China is still struggling to contain the virus and treat those who have it. Marco Werman of Public Radio International’s headlining program, The World, speaks with Winnie Yip who directs the China Health…

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Wuhan, where the new coronavirus outbreak originated, had 8,300 confirmed cases of infection as of February 4. The city has been racing to add hospital beds to care for patients, including building two new hospitals in less than two weeks and converting a sports stadium and two convention halls into “modular hospitals.” Winnie Yip, professor of the practice of international health policy and economics, said the Wuhan strategy was sensible, but…

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Winnie Yip, Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the Harvard China Health Partnership, said that the two coronavirus treatment centers being constructed in Wuhan are badly needed, because “most large tertiary hospitals in China are very crowded and overstretched.” She added, “In the long run, China should build a stronger primary health care and public health system that would actually prevent something like…

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