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THREAD: In Hong Kong, we've all been isolating/social-distancing for nearly two months. It wasn't perfect by any means. But Hong Kong started early and has so far managed to contain cases to around ~150, despite incredible exposure to China.

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Many of us have been hoping other countries would take similar measures quickly, but have instead watched as developed countries downplayed the threat and delayed responses until it was too late. It's been surreal watching D.C. and Europe mishandle this.

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In Asia, a variety of jurisdictions (China, HK, Taiwan and South Korea) have all had different levels of success (from different starting points). But some lessons are: lots of testing, quarantining, and social distancing.
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It has been particularly strange watching the U.S. leadership struggle to come to grips with a global pandemic that has been obvious for months. The lack of global cooperation and the inability to learn lessons quickly has been striking and alarming.

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Instead, we've seen U.S.-China bickering undermine the fight against the pandemic. China, of course, censored early reports, denied U.S. experts access to virus ground zero, lashed out at Taiwan and fueled conspiracy theories.

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Back to HK. Medical research (both past and present) proves that *early* interventions in distancing, school closures, etc, are key. In 1918, they reduced deaths by ~50%. Estimates are China could have avoided ~95% of cases if they acted sooner. Details:

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As a comparison, Hong Kong and NYC roughly same size. HK has about 150 cases and 4 deaths after nearly 8 weeks of the virus. NYC implemented distancing nearly 1 1/2 months later -- and already has nearly 500 cases.

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It's worth remembering Hong Kong medical workers and activists actually protested very early on to make the govt (which was concerned about economy) take stricter actions. They did so cautiously, with masks, but still risked the virus to do so.

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And in fairness to the govt, Hong Kong's ties to China are incomparably close. Limitations at the border, quarantines for people returning from mainland, were extremely disruptive -- but obv necessary. Now, those have been expanded to US, EU, etc. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
For those reading this in North America and are about to embark on home quarantines/social distancing, here are some great tips from my @business colleagues across Asia: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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A new report on global air pollution show vast improvements in China, while Indian cities remain the world's most polluted. New Delhi is the world's worst capital.

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Although Indian cities saw a dip between 2018-19, report authors @MyAirVisual say that's a result of India's dramatic economic slowdown (~8%+ GDP growth cratered to ~5%), and not a sign that new policies (including NCAP) have begun to have an impact.

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@MyAirVisual New Delhi, a city I called home for a few years, remains by far the world's most polluted major city, as politicians and courts spar over responsibility. Delhi is actually worse off in 2019 (Avg PM2.5 levels of 98.6) compared to 2015 ( 97.1).

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Spoke to several Hong Kong bankers, finance and insurance folks about why they came out to protest today. Almost all said police violence this week. Several mentioned violent scenes at CUHK. Said they wanted to show support for students on the front lines.
Our rolling update on Hong Kong is here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
"People in Central are cold blooded, to be honest, they care about making money," one well dressed 40-year-old woman told me. "But right now, we want to show the Hong Kong government that we care."
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A thread on India's election, as we all continue to digest Modi's resounding victory. The sheer scale of the mandate, and its confident reception by the BJP, speak to where India is headed: Further to the Right.

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India's verdict has obviously validated Modi's winning formula, which I believe is a potent mix of incremental and sometimes questionable economic reform, sprawling welfare programs for the poor, and populist appeals based on nationalism and religion.

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This election also proves the BJP's relentless promotion of Modi over the last five years has paid off. This was a presidential election focused squarely on Modi's leadership. The opposition had nothing to match that. Indians simply respect Modi.

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#Thread| Though #detention in Assam predates Modi era, now’s a good time to recall violation of human rights that happen within them. I’ve followed the human cost of detention for the past 1.5 yrs.Never made it inside one but the stories from the periphery are equally telling👇🏻
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