Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The management he has done Brazil from pandemic of Crown virus is the worst in the world, while the dand New Zealand is the best, according to a study published Thursday by a think tank in Australia.
The Lowy Institute of Sydney analyzed almost one hundred countries according to six criteria, as confirmed cases, dead i detection capability.
“Collectively, these indicators indicate the good or bad that countries have managed pandemic“, According to the analysis of this independent institution.
In addition to New Zealand –which has virtually eradicated the virus with closures border “Early and drastic”, confinements i diagnostic tests– Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Cyprus, Rwanda, Iceland, Australia, Latvia and Sri Lanka are among the Top 10 for your answer.
Brazil and the USA, the most affected
In the last places of the list are Brazil (98), Mexico, Colombia, Iran and the United States.
Brazil has registered more than 218,000 dead per Crown virus, The country with the most deaths behind United States.
both of you most populous countries of the American continent had in common governments of populist nationalist leaders who have actively minimized the threat of covid-19, ridiculed andl wearing a mask, Opposed the confinements and even entrusted themselves with the virus.
China –where the virus emerged in late 2019– is not included in the list for lack, according to the authors, of public data disponibles on diagnoses.
According to the study authors, Beijing hto aggressively try to manipulate public perception about his handling the epidemic and to show that their authoritarian system is preferable to democracy, many of which have failed in the crisis.
The Lowy Institute says there is no clear winner when it comes to knowing which political system best handled the pandemic.
Rather, in virtually all of thats countries analyzed, the response has been pretty mediocre.
“Some countries have managed the pandemic better than anothers, but most countries have stood out only for unsatisfactory exercise, ”the study notes.
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Small countries, with populations below the 10 million peoplesome advantages have been shown.
“In general, countries with less population, More cohesive societies and empowered institutions have a comparative advantage in managing global crises such as pandemic “, says the study.
So far, more than 100 million people have been infected with the virus and 2.2 million have died since December 2019.