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The Worldly team looks at efforts at reopening in East Asia, including Wuhan, China, and argues that the early data suggests this might be premature — that Singapore and Hong Kong are experiencing a rough second wave of coronavirus infections, indicating that social distancing didn’t end the disease but merely put its spread on pause. They then take a look at two countries that were slow to impose restrictions in the first place — Sweden and Japan — where the situations are now looking grim.
References:
The New York Times has a great piece about the reopening of Wuhan.
CNN explains how there might be a second wave of coronavirus cases in Hong Kong.
Alex has a piece for Vox on Sweden’s risky coronavirus strategy.
The New York Times asks if it’s too late for Japan to declare a state of emergency.
Here’s the Guardian article Zack mentioned.
Vox’s explainer on the coronavirus has a lot of important information about the pandemic.
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Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), national security reporter, Vox
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The Worldly team looks at efforts at reopening in East Asia, including Wuhan, China, and argues that the early data suggests this might be premature — that Singapore and Hong Kong are experiencing a rough second wave of coronavirus infections, indicating that social distancing didn’t end the disease but merely put its spread on pause. They then take a look at two countries that were slow to impose restrictions in the first place — Sweden and Japan — where the situations are now looking grim.
References:
The New York Times has a great piece about the reopening of Wuhan.
CNN explains how there might be a second wave of coronavirus cases in Hong Kong.
Alex has a piece for Vox on Sweden’s risky coronavirus strategy.
The New York Times asks if it’s too late for Japan to declare a state of emergency.
Here’s the Guardian article Zack mentioned.
Vox’s explainer on the coronavirus has a lot of important information about the pandemic.
Hosts:
Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox
Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox
Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), national security reporter, Vox
Consider contributing to Vox:
Your financial contribution will make vital explanatory journalism possible at a time when clear, concise information is needed more than ever. Thank you for supporting Vox.
More to explore:
Subscribe for free to Today, Explained, Vox’s daily news podcast to help you understand the news, hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
About Vox:
Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines.
Follow Us:
Vox.com
Newsletter: Vox Sentences
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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