To Beat the Coronavirus, Build a Better Fence

| October 9, 2020 | Leave a Comment

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Date of Publication: September 14

Year of Publication: 2020

Publication City: New York, N.Y.

Publisher: The New York Times Company

Author(s): Tomás Pueyo , Nathaniel Lash, Yaryna Serkez

In March, I wrote two widely read articles about the emerging coronavirus pandemic, “Why You Must Act Now,” then “The Hammer and the Dance,” which called for a “hammer” (stringent measures to stop the virus) followed by a “dance” (intelligent but less aggressive actions to prevent the pandemic from coming back).

Since then, many countries have used a hammer: schools closed; businesses shuttered; public events were banned; masks were required; citizens were ordered to shelter at home.

All those actions helped slow the spread of the virus. But as the world failed to dance the right way, it has been facing resurgences of the pandemic. I’ve been examining the failures — and what needs to happen next time.

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