Within a week, countries around the world have gone from:
“This coronavirus thing is not a big deal” to declaring the state of emergency. Yet many countries are still not doing much. Why?
- Tomas Pueyo
- Medium
Every country is asking the same question: How should we respond? The answer is not obvious to them.
Some countries, like France, Spain or Philippines, have since ordered heavy lockdowns.
Others, like the US, UK, or Switzerland, have dragged their feet, hesitantly venturing into social distancing measures.
Here’s what we’re…