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State and Local Government Stakeholders Need to Take Decisive Action to Decarcerate in Response to COVID-19

As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in prisons and jails continues to rise, Vital Strategies, a global health organization, is adding its voice to the growing movement of criminal justice and public health advocates calling on city and state governments to decarcerate to save lives.

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Op-Ed: These Simple Steps Can Make a Real Difference

Fox News: Dr. Frieden lays out the steps you can take at home and if you need to visit or work at an essential business in this new Op-Ed.

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Clear Criteria Must Be Met Before Gradually Reopening After COVID-19 Outbreaks

Resolve to Save Lives Public Health experts Dr. Tom Frieden, Dr. Cyrus Shahpar, and Amanda McClelland, RN briefed reporters on benchmarks that communities in the United States and world must urgently reach before we can reopen society.

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Fortaleza está entre 70 cidades integrantes de força-tarefa global contra o novo coronavírus

G1: A primeira conferência online do projeto com representantes das cidades, cientistas e pesquisadores foi realizada nesta terça-feira (31). O grupo discutiu as mais recentes evidências científicas sobre Covid-19 e como o projeto pode ajudar as cidades a combater o novo coronavírus, fornecendo ferramentas e recursos técnicos voltados para contextos urbanos.

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Op-Ed: Coronavirus safety tips—Six Simple Ways to Stay Healthy

Fox News: Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. Sam Dooley explain the fundamental steps you can take to protect yourself, your family and your community.

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Op-Ed: Coronavirus Testing: What Went Wrong and How We Proceed

USA Today: Dr. Frieden explains the role of testing in the fight against the coronavirus.

What Do Health Care Workers Facing Coronavirus Lack Most? Colleagues.

This pandemic has brought to light the courage and commitment of the health care workers who risk, and sometimes sacrifice, their own lives for others.

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Op-Ed: Coronavirus Straight Talk—The letter That Should be Sent to Every American

Fox News: We need plain speaking about the risks of today’s pandemic, COVID-19.

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Dr. Tom Frieden on Six Reasons New Yorkers with Mild Symptoms of COVID-19 Should Not Seek Care or Get Tested

If you’re in New York and you have some of the symptoms of COVID-19 such as cough and fever, I urge you not to get tested if those symptoms are only mild.

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Drug users risk overdoses when they’re alone. What does that mean during social distancing?

The Philadelphia Inquirer: People who use drugs alone, without a friend to monitor them, are at a much higher risk of fatally overdosing. It’s a risk that holds true even in an age of social distancing — just one more complication that the coronavirus pandemic has visited on health-care workers who are trying to serve vulnerable populations.

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