Talking Taiwan6 Apr 2020

Ep 69 | Coronavirus Pandemic in New York: An Interview with Dr. Wilson Wang

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Wilson Wang back on to Talking Taiwan after five years for what turned out to be a very in-depth conversation, about the Coronavirus crisis in New York. Dr. Wang spoke with me about the COVID-19 pandemic from both a science-based and human perspective. This interview with Dr. Wang was recorded last week on March 30th, 2020.

Dr. Wilson Wang is the Founder and CEO of a health software company called Walking Doctors, a pediatric emergency room physician and hospitalist at NYU and NYC Public Hospital system, and adjunct faculty of Global Public Health at NYU.

Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this episode:

How Dr. Wang and his family are dealing with COVID-19
How Dr. Wang's experience with Ebola led to establishing Walking Doctors
The importance of standardizing diagnosis and treatment of disease
Comparing the Ebola outbreak with COVID-19
Epidemics vs. pandemics
The SARS 2003 epidemic
The strategies that Taiwan used to contain the spread of COVID-19
Development of a test for COVID-19
Is the Coronavirus airborne and how long does it survive in the air?
How long does the Coronavirus survive on surfaces?
Comparing measles with the Coronavirus
Dr. Wang's recommendations on whether or not to wear a mask
Why it's important to adhere to social distancing and self-isolation
Possible treatments for COVID-19
The ventilator shortage
Which is our best hope a vaccine or cure?
General advice to people trying to stay healthy and deal with social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic

Related Links:

Dr. Wang's blog: http://wilson-wang.squarespace.com/

JAMA Article:

Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan

Big Data Analytics, New Technology, and Proactive Testing: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762689

Dr. Wang on social media:

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/wilson-wang-9289554

Twitter: @walkingdoctors

Walking Doctors: https://walkingdocs.com/

Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

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