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How the US military could help fight the coronavirus outbreak

  • Written by Birthe Anders, Fellow, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University
U.S. Air Force troops erected a temporary hospital in Liberia in 2014 to help fight an Ebola outbreak.John Moore/Getty Images

As China and some European countries slowly begin to reopen schools and shops that were closed because of the pandemic, the situation across the U.S. is still dire. Governors are seeking medical equipment and supplies from...

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