In our interconnected world, where communicable diseases can spread so easily and rapidly, we need to be better able to anticipate and track the path of outbreaks. Think how helpful this capability would be for the coronavirus. We know the current pandemic began in Wuhan, China, but we’re not exactly sure what happened from there. The Chinese Communist Party isn’t exactly being forthright with information to help America and other countries combat the virus. Which makes it clear how important it is to have the tools to anticipate how diseases spread, to give us advanced warning to prepare and information to learn so we’re better equipped for future outbreaks.

Fortunately for all of us, someone seems to have broken the code for thinking about a worldwide management system to anticipate communicable diseases. He is Dr. Kamran Khan, founder and CEO of BlueDot and an infectious disease physician, and I decided to have him on this week’s episode of my podcast “Newt’s World.” As the second part of my ongoing series on China and the spread of the coronavirus, we discuss how to track the spread of the virus from Wuhan with fascinating new technology and remarkable methods of analysis.

Dr. Khan and I discuss in detail the spread of the coronavirus from Wuhan, with him applying his system to the current situation and sharing his experiences in trying to get the word out about the virus. We also discuss China’s response to the virus and how infections may have reached the US by examining the flow of travel.

Dr. Khan uses big data, artificial intelligence, and some of the most advanced digital tools at humanity’s disposal to make each pillar work. This early warning system will not only save lives; it will also save economies. If we can take the appropriate measures to counter diseases before they get really bad, then we may not have to impose the kind of lockdowns that we’re all currently enduring.

I hope you will listen to this week’s episode and learn about Dr. Khan’s work, which is not only fascinating but also essential in a post-coronavirus world. And please look out for part three of my series on China and the coronavirus, in which I discuss how to hold the Chinese Communist dictatorship accountable for lying to the world about a local outbreak that soon became a global pandemic.

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