(8 minute read) Part 1 of this article explored the combined benefits of a top-down and bottoms-up approach to dealing with COVID-19, where the national government tackled matters on a macrocosmic level and local communities, organisations and companies tackled matters on a microcosmic level amidst clusters of stakeholders. Is Contact Tracing Really Worth It? Don’t …
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(7 minute read) In Ernest Hemmingway’s The Sun Also Rises, one of the characters was asked how he became bankrupt? “Two ways,” he said, “gradually at first, then suddenly.” COVID-19 followed a similar logic, spreading gradually at first. Yet, the nature of exponential growth meant that in no time, a slow trickle of cases quickly …
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The Covid-19 crisis is hitting communities hard across the world and self-isolation has become the new norm. With this has come the rise of community support groups as local people organise themselves to help the vulnerable and isolated members of their own community with important tasks such as food shopping or collecting urgent medical supplies. …
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