Covid-19 in the OECD (continued…)

I haven’t heard much from yesterday’s blog in terms of comments made about it. What is clear to me though, is that some countries are absolutely terrible compared to others. 

Arbitrarily, I would say that anyone who is above 80 deaths per 100,000 population, dropped the ball badly and is responsible for facilitating too many deaths. 

Still in that category, I would somehow “excuse” countries like Mexico, Chile and Columbia, while “scolding” countries like the United Kingdom, the United States and France, as the latest is often given as an example for its exemplary healthcare system. 

As for Belgium, it might be an aberration that someone will be able to explain some day. With two insane individuals at the head of the UK and the USA, such terrible results shouldn’t totally come as a surprise, but it’s fair to say that Mr Trump is clearly responsible for at least 100,000 death, because of his attitude, absence of action and lack of interest for fighting the pandemic. 

A civil criminal that’s what he is, and frankly ought to be prosecuted for such. As for France, was Macron well above his head as a leader lacking political experience? 

The next mediocre category could be the 40 to 80 deaths per 100,000 people. In it, they could have done better, but were probably ill-prepared to fight Covid-19. 

A more acceptable category, would fall between the 10 and 40 deaths category and would include Canada as well as Germany among others. 

Places that the US and the entire EC could have emulated to perfection. 

Finally, we find the exemplary nations below 10 deaths per 100,000, the include a Nordic countries, all the Asian and Australasian ones. 

This, clearly is where our next Pandemic Best Practices ought to be coming from...