This panel featured brief presentations and a conversation about the emergence and recent response to the current outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), with a particular focus on recent efforts aiming to treat and prevent additional infections. Drawing on perspectives from epidemiology, public health and governance, urban planning, and medical anthropology, the panelists discussed recent developments and reflected on the potential consequences for social life in China and beyond.
Panel Discussion:
Huang Yanzhong: Senior Fellow for Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations, Professor and Director of Global Health Studies, Seton Hall University
Yang Wan: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
Nicholas Bartlett: Assistant Professor, AMEC/EALAC, Barnard College and Columbia University
Moderated by:
Weiping Wu: Professor of Urban Planning and Director of the M.S. Urban Planning Program, Columbia University
