January 7, 2020
Astrid Ling As the COVID-19 crisis developed, Israel responded with immediate and decisive action that mitigated infection and saved lives. However, an early model for many, Israel’s response has unraveled over the past four months. The country’s unique emergency powers...
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Hui Wen Zheng In late February, a video circulated online showing the Iranian deputy health minister in a news conference sweating profusely with what would later be confirmed as a case of COVID-19. It served as an early indicator of...
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Andrew Yin On 19 April, Ghana became the first African country to lift its coronavirus lockdown, which lasted for twenty-one days in Accra and Kumasi. Since then, the country has recorded thousands of new cases. However, its death rate remains...
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January 5, 2020
The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy’s two-year Master of Public Policy (MPP) program is highly interdisciplinary, bridging the spheres of domestic policy and international or global policy in order to address the complex issues facing modern governments and...
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Aryan Dhar While the COVID-19 pandemic was raging across Europe in March, India’s 1.3 billion people were optimistic—the country had put forth an aggressive response and managed to keep its case count low. India had implemented one of the most...
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Hui Wen Zheng As China enters a new nationalist era under Xi Jinping’s ethos of strength and prosperity, its reputation as the source of COVID-19 comes at an inconvenient time. After initial suppression, China shared news of COVID-19 and its...
Read full entryJanuary 4, 2020
Marium Nur Vahed The decentralized government response to COVID-19 in Canada has led to considerable discrepancies in caseload and preparedness across the country. By 1 June, the country had experienced 91,705 cases and 7,326 deaths. Despite a strong economy and...
Read full entryJanuary 3, 2020
Purushoth Thavendran Brazil’s chaotic response to the COVID-19 pandemic suffers from misaligned priorities, political vendettas, and constant contradiction among all levels of government. Since its first confirmed case on 25 February, Brazil has recorded 514 846 cases as of 1...
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January 2, 2020
Zoe johnson Germany’s response to COVID-19 has been widely praised as a model for pragmatic, effective governance. As of 25 June, Europe’s largest economy has seen 193 807 cases and 9 012 deaths, having tested 5 412 655 people. A...
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December 20, 2019
Along with the world leaders, reporters, activists, Greta Thunberg and academics, six University of Toronto undergraduates travelled to Madrid earlier this month to observe the 25th United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP25.
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