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London vs. Taipei: A Tale of Two Cities

Bloomberg Opinion
May 25, 2021
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Why have many Western countries done much worse at handling the pandemic than some East Asian countries? In Bloomberg Opinion, Niall Ferguson finds that the keys to successful mitigation are early detection and early action. Taiwan did both while Britain’s Covid-19 plan turned out to be “part disaster, part non-existent.” 

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