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Low suggests to retain "benefits" of social distancing after the pandemic
The devastating coronavirus pandemic has forced the world into an unprecedented social experiment: a “new normal” of social distancing. In an effort to contain the spread of Covid-19, governments have first encouraged, then compelled people to practice social distancing, or keeping a physical distance ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2020/low-how-social-distancing-might-stick-after-coronavirus-inkston
Low urges caution in claiming superiority and dealing with criticism during the pandemic
Looking at the issue in retrospect after the coronavirus outbreak and now the pandemic, Donald Low, Professor of Practice at HKUST and IEMS Faculty Associate, points out that it was unnecessary to put others (Hong Kong) down just to lift oneself up, referring to Chan Chun Sing’s leaked audio ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2020/low-cautious-claim-superiority-criticism-threat-theonlinecitizen
It's time to rethink and remake globalization, urges Low
Lockdowns and shutdowns imposed to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic have taken a huge toll on every major economy. Donald Low, Professor of Practice in Public Policy at the HKUST and IEMS Faculty Associate discusses three hard truths about the Covid-19 crisis that policymakers around the world must get prepared ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2020/low-scmp-three-hard-truths-coronavirus-remake-globalization
Wu discusses difficulties faced by developing countries with coronavirus lockdowns
Covid-19, unlike any other epidemic like Spanish flu, Sars, and Ebola, is extremely transmissive and has the potential to collapse an economy. Even though many developing countries have accumulated substantial experience and knowledge in dealing with previous epidemics, deadly mistakes can be made if Covid-19 is ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2020/wu-scmp-believed-coronavirus-lockdowns-not-easy-for-developing-countries
Dalton explains why rational people are panic buying as coronavirus spreads
The worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus is leading to some curious side effects: Store shelves are being stripped bare. Panic buying has emerged as reliable a feature of the coronavirus epidemic as a fever or dry cough. Hong Kong, for instance, became a case study in how panic buying can escalate in late ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2020/dalton-panic-buying-emerge-along-with-spread--coronavirus
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