China has launched a war against the coronavirus, or COVID-19. The country has mobilized thousands of medical personnel, restricted the movement of tens of millions of people and launched rigorous control measures – all in an effort to prevent a pandemic. 

Full Frame speaks with experts about the deadly disease and takes a look at daily life inside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak.  Dr. Elmer Huerta, an expert on public health, says what has been done in China since the start of the outbreak that has effectively contained the spread of the disease to other parts of the world. 

Professor Kathryn Jacobsen's research investigates new ways of tracking infectious diseases and detecting emerging outbreaks.

Jamie Metzl, a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Committee, examines how technology can be used to benefit our health. With new tools for diagnostics and gene editing, researchers will be able to move much more quickly toward developing a vaccine, he said.  The caveat: It may still take a year for a vaccine to be available to the public.