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Covid 19 coronavirus: The unique US failure to control the virus

By David Leonhardt
New York Times·
26 mins to read
Covid 19 coronavirus: The unique US failure to control the virus
A socially distant view of the Chicago River. Normal activities may be more difficult in the United States than in any other affluent country. Photo / Daniel Acker, The New York Times

Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritising individuals and missteps by the Trump administration.

Nearly every country has struggled to contain the coronavirus and made mistakes along the way.

China committed the first major failure, silencing doctors who tried to

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