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Raju Mainali1, Mehmet S Tosun2, Serdar Yilmaz3
1Information Technology and Cybersecurity Department Missouri State University Springfield MO USA.
Abstract:
Outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is testing governments' capacity. Generally, considerable attention is paid to the capacity and response of the central or national governments; however, COVID-19 pandemic is local in nature. Although central authorities have important roles to play in COVID-19 response, local governments, being closer to people, are best-positioned to form the first line of defense.
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