For the Trump haters:
Tell me which developed country got the COVID19 response correctly and why.
Time to put up or shut up. Don't say "New Zealand". They basically are two distant islands that can lock themselves down.
Originally Posted by gnadfly
I don't hate Trump, but think a lot less of him than you do, so will respond.
South Korea
Taiwan
Hong Kong
Why? They all had experience with another, more deadly coronavirus, SARS, and so were better prepared. They were more accustomed to wearing masks and more inclined to follow the advice of medical experts. When there was an outbreak in a particular area, the country's equivalent of the CDC was on top of it, identifying people who were infected and isolating them until they were well. Which is another way of saying they were ahead of the curve on testing and contact tracing, so were able to stamp out the epidemic before it got out of control.
The results -- very few lives lost, and in the case of South Korea and Taiwan, world beating economic performance in the time of Covid. Hong Kong's economy didn't perform as well, but it was also experiencing protests, a clampdown by the PRC, and retaliation by the USA to the clampdown.