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- The Atlantic dubbed San Francisco "the city that flattened the coronavirus curve," and called it a national model for the US on how to fight the coronavirus.
- The article, published on April 12, focused on both Mayor London Breed's early aggressive measures, as well as residents successfully following social distancing protocols.
- Ann Keller, a University of California, Berkeley associate professor, told Business Insider San Francisco could still fall behind in the next stage of the crisis, which will be about testing and tracing the coronavirus.
- However, she didn't rule the area out as a contender.
- As of April 14, California has tested 190,882 people, and San Francisco has had 15 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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San Francisco's handling of the coronavirus has been touted as a national model for the United States by The Atlantic, but it might not continue to lead the way, according to one professor.
On April 12, The Atlantic published an article titled: "The City That Has Flattened the Coronavirus Curve," referring to San Francisco Mayor London Breed's quick and aggressive moves to contain the outbreak, which it said made the city "a national model" in fighting the pandemic.
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- Mitch McConnell tried to gut a CDC program directed at detecting and responding to infectious-disease outbreaks
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