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COMMENTARY: How the coronavirus pandemic is a symptom of bigger problems
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I worry about COVID-19 and the sweeping economic harm it is bringing, but I worry far more if nothing big changes. Four systemic vulnerabilities created a perfect-storm context for the coronavirus.
Each is a product of short-sighted action by individuals and governments, which distributes impacts on the rest of the globe.
Each one also contributes importantly to a raft of other global problems, with massive social and economic effects. We would do well to start addressing them now.
In a nutshell, we need to clamp down on the wildlife trade; normalize physical distancing in regular life; invest in health care like a sacred public good; and reconfigure the economy to provide what people really need. Clamp down on wildlife trade Most directly,
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COVID-19
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
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