Coronavirus: Former CDC director says we can prevent the next pandemic
Fundamentally, countries need to have strong public health systems, and responsible governance. Countries including Vietnam, Mongolia and Senegal, as well as many other countries throughout Africa, mounted effective responses that reinforce and act upon lessons drawn from earlier outbreaks. Many countries in Asia, particularly those hard-hit by the 2003 SARS outbreak such as Taiwan, Singapore, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, also took rapid and effective action against Covid even before it reached their borders. By contrast, Brazil did not apply its knowledge from ye...