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Inside Geneva: How to deal with coronavirus?

Two masked Chinese women in front of Swiss castle
Masks have sold out in many Swiss pharmacies. These Chinese visitors, pictured in front of Chillon Castle on Lake Geneva, likely brought their own. Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott

With the coronavirus epidemic claiming more than 1,000 lives, global health officials are increasing their efforts to contain its spread – as well as any rumours about the disease. 

For this edition of our Inside Geneva series, Imogen Foulkes talks to two health experts at the Graduate Institute Geneva, Gian Luca Burci and Suerie Moon, as well as political scientist Daniel Warner.

An adjunct professor at the Institute, Gian Luca Burci is a former legal counsel at the World Health Organization.

Suerie Moon is co-director of the Institute’s Global Health CentreExternal link

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