Healthcare
Health care systems are at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hospitals are overwhelmed, personal protective equipment is scarce, and governments are mobilising large scale efforts to track and trace infections. See how governments’ responses compare on the key issues of health services, healthcare workers, medical products and medicines, testing and tracing, and research.
Testing and tracing
How governments are identifying and tracing COVID-19 cases
Argentina
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24 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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20 March 2020
Australia
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01 May 2020
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24 April 2020
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26 March 2020
Austria
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11 April 2020
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22 March 2020
Canada
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23 April 2020
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18 March 2020
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11 March 2020
China
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11 February 2020
Denmark
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22 March 2020
Germany
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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15 April 2020
India
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02 April 2020
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15 March 2020
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04 March 2020
Morocco
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16 March 2020
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27 January 2020
Nepal
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08 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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29 March 2020
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27 January 2020
Netherlands
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08 May 2020
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05 May 2020
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30 April 2020
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26 April 2020
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12 April 2020
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11 April 2020
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31 March 2020
New Zealand
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09 May 2020
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30 April 2020
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20 April 2020
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16 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Pakistan
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14 April 2020
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11 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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18 March 2020
Peru
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20 March 2020
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20 March 2020
Russia
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21 April 2020
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06 April 2020
Saudi Arabia
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26 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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03 March 2020
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06 February 2020
South Africa
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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15 March 2020
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15 March 2020
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15 March 2020
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09 March 2020
South Korea
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04 March 2020
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25 February 2020
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23 February 2020
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19 February 2020
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06 February 2020
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29 January 2020
Spain
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13 April 2020
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05 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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23 February 2020
Sweden
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31 March 2020
Taiwan
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04 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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26 March 2020
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21 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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29 February 2020
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24 February 2020
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24 February 2020
Thailand
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08 April 2020
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01 March 2020
Turkey
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24 January 2020
United Kingdom
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28 April 2020
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17 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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04 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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26 February 2020
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10 February 2020
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07 February 2020
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27 January 2020
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24 January 2020
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22 January 2020
Vietnam
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09 March 2020
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05 March 2020
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26 February 2020
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03 February 2020
Medical products and medicines
How governments are managing supplies of medical products and medicine
Argentina
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14 April 2020
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01 April 2020
Austria
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24 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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27 March 2020
Brazil
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17 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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26 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Canada
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03 May 2020
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07 April 2020
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18 March 2020
China
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03 February 2020
France
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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04 March 2020
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29 February 2020
Germany
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09 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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23 March 2020
India
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09 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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24 March 2020
Iran
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03 March 2020
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29 February 2020
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27 February 2020
Ireland
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08 April 2020
Morocco
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16 March 2020
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15 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Netherlands
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05 April 2020
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05 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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24 March 2020
New Zealand
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10 May 2020
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06 May 2020
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23 April 2020
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18 April 2020
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18 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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28 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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21 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Pakistan
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09 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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25 March 2020
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24 March 2020
South Africa
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27 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 0202
South Korea
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24 April 2020
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20 April 2020
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09 March 2020
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05 March 2020
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28 February 2020
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05 February 2020
Sweden
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02 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Taiwan
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
Thailand
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13 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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04 February 2020
United Kingdom
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31 March 2020
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29 March 2020
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29 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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16 March 2020
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11 February 2020
Vietnam
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07 May 2020
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29 April 2020
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27 April 2020
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27 April 2020
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04 April 2020
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28 February 2020
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31 January 2020
Healthcare workers
How governments are recruiting and supporting healthcare workers
Argentina
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13 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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26 March 2020
Austria
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24 April 2020
Canada
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07 April 2020
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11 March 2020
France
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18 March 2020
India
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29 March 2020
Ireland
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10 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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24 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Nepal
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10 April 2020
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04 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Netherlands
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06 May 2020
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11 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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18 March 2020
Pakistan
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12 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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04 April 2020
Thailand
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08 April 2020
United Kingdom
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27 April 2020
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17 April 2020
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15 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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Health services
How governments are adapting healthcare services to handle the pandemic
Argentina
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07 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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01 March 2020
Australia
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21 April 2020
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29 March 2020
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29 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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26 March 2020
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25 March 2020
Austria
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27 March 2020
Brazil
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27 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Canada
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03 May 2020
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29 March 2020
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11 March 2020
China
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07 February 2020
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23 January 2020
Denmark
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28 February 2020
France
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23 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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12 March 2020
Germany
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15 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
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27 March 2020
India
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09 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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28 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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17 March 2020
Iran
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12 March 2020
Ireland
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03 April 2020
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03 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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28 March 2020
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24 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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09 March 2020
Morocco
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15 March 2020
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03 March 2020
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27 January 2020
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27 January 2020
Nepal
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23 March 2020
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16 March 2020
Netherlands
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06 May 2020
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16 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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08 April 2020
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01 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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16 March 2020
New Zealand
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09 May 2020
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18 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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07 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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25 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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09 March 2020
Pakistan
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04 April 2020
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31 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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08 March 2020
Russia
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21 April 2020
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21 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
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11 April 2020
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30 March 2020
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22 March 2020
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03 March 2020
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29 February 2020
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Singapore
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03 April 2020
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24 March 2020
South Africa
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21 April 2020
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13 April 2020
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09 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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18 March 2020
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23 January 2020
South Korea
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07 March 2020
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29 January 2020
Spain
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15 March 2020
Sweden
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11 March 2020
Taiwan
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14 April 2020
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14 April 2020
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05 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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26 January 2020
Thailand
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04 April 2020
United Kingdom
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02 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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29 March 2020
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20 March 2020
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19 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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17 March 2020
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13 March 2020
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08 March 2020
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05 March 2020
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11 February 2020
United States
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26 April 2020
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27 March 2020
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06 March 2020
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06 March 2020
Vietnam
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29 April 2020
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19 April 2020
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02 April 2020
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07 February 2020
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30 January 2020
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29 January 2020
Research
How governments are supporting the search for a vaccine and treatments for COVID-19
Canada
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04 May 2020
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03 May 2020
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23 April 2020
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23 April 2020
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23 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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11 March 2020
Germany
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15 April 2020
Netherlands
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08 May 2020
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30 March 2020
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25 March 2020
New Zealand
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06 May 2020
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17 April 2020
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02 March 2020
Saudi Arabia
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09 April 2020
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04 April 2020
South Africa
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16 March 2020
Thailand
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31 March 2020
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18 March 2020
United Kingdom
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17 April 2020
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04 April 2020
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23 March 2020
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23 March 2020
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06 March 2020
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06 March 2020
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03 February 2020
Vietnam
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03 May 2020
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27 April 2020
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07 February 2020
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