Argentina fell to last place in the ranking for handling the coronavirus pandemic in May

Argentina fell two places and was last in a ranking of 53 countries which analyzes, on the basis of 10 different parameters, how they coped with the crisis triggered in the world by the COVID pandemic.

This is the “Resilience Ranking”, prepared by the Bloomberg agency, which uses a wide variety of data to determine where the pandemic is being managed most effectively, with the fewest social and economic problems – and assesses statistics on parameters such as the death rate, the number of tests, the positivity rate, access to the vaccine, the severity of movement restrictions and changes in GDP.

In the May update, it is worth highlighting the fall of Singapore from first place (New Zealand occupied that place) and other Asian economies, which had managed to contain the virus, while the countries at the top of the vaccination continue to climb positions.

In this context, The United States and Europe improved their position in the rankings thanks to their vaccination strategies, which allowed the gradual lifting of restrictions that had been imposed in the face of new coronavirus epidemics. There are even countries where travel resumes and the use of masks is stopped, to finally abandon COVID.

Thus, the United Kingdom jumped 7 places to rank 11 and the United States rose to 13. France, the Czech Republic and Poland, meanwhile, posted the most significant jumps, with growth double digits, mainly due to advances in vaccination. mainly with RNA Messenger injections (like Pfizer and Moderna), which not only prevent serious illness and death, but appear to reduce the spread of the virus.

However, in other nations the panorama is much more complex, as the pandemic continues to advance and cases increase, to which must be added the emergence of much more complex variants.

Thus, at the other end of the standings, the podium is led by Argentina (in last place), followed by Colombia, Brazil, India and Peru.. Recall that the ranking, which only analyzes economies whose GDP exceeds $ 200,000 million.

The main changes in the ranking:

Advances

📌France Yes Poland they have climbed 18 and 13 places respectively as new infections in both countries slow, allowing them to ease restrictions, gradually reopen businesses and resume regional travel.

📌Czech Republic He climbs 13 rungs and Norway eight, as the waning shoots allow people to move further.

📌ItalyOnce the tragic epicenter of the European fight against COVID, it is jumping seven places in easing business restrictions and quarantine rules after a decrease in severe cases.

Reverse

📌Taiwan, which ranked fifth in April, fell to 15th after the entire island implemented severe restrictions to curb the recent spike in cases after months of no traffic.

📌Japan Seven places have been moved as the government extends a state of emergency to contain contagions before Tokyo hosts the Olympics in July.

📌Malaysia dropped 15 places and Vietnam 12, after the tightening of restrictions aimed at curbing new epidemics.

📌Thailand, which was very successful in containing COVID last year, lost 14 points as outbreak cases increased in densely populated parts of the capital Bangkok.

The authors of the classification underlined that this is a photograph which, by analyzing the agreements to obtain vaccines, makes it possible to anticipate the situation in each country. At the same time, they warned that “It is not a final verdict; It could never be, given the imperfections of virus and vaccine data and the rapid pace of this crisis, which saw subsequent waves confuse places that initially handled outbreaks well. Circumstances and luck also play a role, but they are difficult to quantify”.

For Bloomberg, the vaccine rollout will be a big deal in 2021, with challenges ranging from logistics and warehousing to the reluctance of many to get vaccinated. However, after enduring more than a year of fighting Covid-19, governments and populations now have a better understanding of the virus, the best way to stop its spread and mitigate the damage it inflicts. .

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