Why COVID-19 is hitting us now — and how to prepare for the next outbreak | Alanna Shaikh

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Where did the new coronavirus originate, how did it spread so fast — and what's next? Sharing insights from the outbreak, global health expert and TED Fellow Alanna Shaikh traces the spread of COVID-19, discusses why travel restrictions aren't effective and highlights the medical changes needed worldwide to prepare for the next pandemic. "We need to make sure that every country in the world has the capacity to identify new diseases and treat them," she says.

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62 Comments on Why COVID-19 is hitting us now — and how to prepare for the next outbreak | Alanna Shaikh

  1. ?? CHINA Suppressed the outbreak in the beginning! By the time they started giving the world the real spread and death Data it had a huge head start. SMH

  2. Covid-19 …it does sound like a vacuum cleaner you’d buy off those teleshopping channel’s…introducing the all new covid19,with inbuilt bluetooth speaker

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