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Interesting Read on the Challenges of a Centralized System when Combatting an Epidemic

February 10, 2020 by Mia Tellmann Leave a Comment

Centralized or decentralized – which government system is more efficient at outbreak control? Picture by Shutterstock

While the numbers of infections and deaths from the novel coronavirus are accelerating and the peak of the crisis is projected to still be a few weeks away (1), the question of whether China’s centralized governmental system has been helping or hurting outbreak control remains. Continue Reading

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