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Fighting COVID-19 in cities: Perspectives from the Cities that Work council

Video 18 Jun 2020 Cities, COVID-19 and Cities that Work

On 10th June 2020, the Cities that Work Council came together to discuss evidence and experience on the city-level response to COVID-19. This video shows highlights of this meeting.

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Edward L. Glaeser , Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr , Craig Kesson , Mohammed Adjei Sowah , Paul Collier , Naison Mutizwa-Mangiza , Jennifer Musisi , Tony Venables ,

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