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Video: Coronavirus lessons the White House should have learned from abroad | Trudy Rubin

Catch up with Trudy Rubin's latest webinar on Inquirer.com.

On June 19, 2020, Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin chatted with readers about the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
On June 19, 2020, Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin chatted with readers about the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.Read moreStaff graphic
    by Trudy Rubin | Columnist
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I’ve been eager to connect more directly with readers as the world is being rocked by COVID-19 and the Trump presidency. So I recently held a webinar with 530 Inquirer readers on Zoom about the lessons the White House should have learned from nations such as Germany and South Korea that successfully contained the virus.

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I’m planning to hold another conversation on Zoom soon and hope you will join me. Please register here for updates on topics and dates.

The global response to the coronavirus is a topic I’ve covered extensively over the past few months, including these columns:

  1. Europeans are sending kids back to school. Why can’t we?

  2. The Swedish model holds coronavirus lessons for America if the White House will learn them

  3. Spain goes (partly) back to work with a message for U.S. coronavirus efforts: test, test, test

And here are some clips from my COVID-19 webinar:

Good health systems were crucial to countries that handled COVID-19 well

We can learn from other countries that have already re-opened schools

It makes no sense for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization during a pandemic

How the blame game with China distracts from fighting COVID-19

The surprising truth about who handles a pandemic best: autocracies or democracies

The U.S. public can rally vs. COVID-19 despite lack of White House leadership. Here’s how