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How to stop the coronavirus: What we've learned six months in

By Jessica Hamzelou

8 July 2020

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A woman walks in Wuhan, China, during lockdown in January

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SINCE the first reports of the novel coronavirus, the list of known symptoms has changed, as has our understanding of what the virus does to the body. Health advice, for both governments and individuals, has evolved, too. And although some countries claim to have virtually eliminated the virus, others are only now seeing cases beginning to spike and some are seeing what looks like a “second wave” of infections. What can we learn from the countries that got it right – and those that got it…

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