Politoblog

There is little doubt that the West is failing in its fight against the coronavirus. Western countries have seen more cases, more deaths, and more chaotic lockdowns. There are three main ways we have chosen to combat this pandemic: The closing of borders and travel restrictions Quarantine Lockdowns and social-distancing measures A study in New Zealand found that, unsurprisingly, faster implementation and longer durations of sustained harsh lockdown measures yielded the greatest reductions in the reinfection rate of the virus. [1] This is something that many articles argue that Asian countries achieved, whilst the West took its time to react. Asian countries have been widely praised for their swift and successful response to the coronavirus. If we compare Taiwan and Italy, who recorded their first cases of coronavirus on the same day, we see that today, Taiwan has 19 cases per million of the population, whereas Italy has suffered 3919 cases per million of the population. While it may...