Be careful about premature victory laps.
A lot of countries that had once seemed to have COVID under control are now having issues. Israel is the one where things have spun very out of control. Others here may be more containable.
A lot of countries that had once seemed to have COVID under control are now having issues. Israel is the one where things have spun very out of control. Others here may be more containable.
In a slightly different category are middle-income countries like India and South Africa that initially imposed harsh lockdowns when they had low caseloads (i.e. there was no real first wave) but relaxed those lockdowns and now aren't doing all that much to fight back.
I don't mean to be a downer. But I think The Discourse might be improved by acknowledging fighting this thing requires diligence, patience, good governance, great science, and maybe a bit of luck.
And where good governance is lacking (🇺🇸), you need extra of the other qualities.
And where good governance is lacking (🇺🇸), you need extra of the other qualities.
