harmonica
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..the shithole countries have had the worst disease problems for DECADES--plus all the other problemsDeveloping countries listened to experts, locked down and prevented thousands of deaths. Why doesn’t the West want to admit it?
The coronavirus didn’t hit wealthy countries first, but it hit them hard. So far, nearly four out of five global COVID-19 deaths have occurred in the global north, which encompasses most developed nations.
So what explains the strikingly lower death tolls in what President Donald Trump once called “shithole countries”? The most convincing explanation, experts said, is that poor countries have simply managed the pandemic better than rich ones.
The story of the developing world in recent decades has been falling rates of violence and government services reaching more people. That story has been overlooked because no one wants to tell it.
--Charles Kenny, author of “Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding and How We Can Improve the World Even More”
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'S**thole' Countries Have Handled The Coronavirus Better Than The United States
Developing countries listened to experts, locked down and prevented thousands of deaths. Why doesn’t the West want to admit it?www.huffpost.com
Long article - but worth reading. I learned much from it. Bottom line: "Poor countries have simply managed the pandemic better than rich ones."
BOOOM BABY---case closed