Argentina was last in pandemic management ranking: which country handled the coronavirus crisis best

New Zealand has positioned itself as the best country to face the pandemic, according to a classification established by the agency Bloomberg, while the Argentina he was ranked last. United States Yes EuropeAt the same time, they improved their positioning along with their Covid-19 vaccination plans and the gradual lifting of the restrictions that had been imposed in the face of new coronavirus epidemics.

The “Covid Resilience Ranking”, which analyzes the behavior of countries whose savings are measured in more than $ 200,000 million, evaluates 10 parameters to build your payroll, divided into two groups: the first relates to the health (infections, deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, total deaths per million inhabitants, tests and vaccination) while the second focuses on the quality of life Population, restrictions and the prospects of economic growth, among others.

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In the May update, New Zealand moved Singapore and positioned itself as the best nation to deal with pandemic. On the contrary, some asian countries and the peaceful they testified heavy falls through slowness of their vaccination campaigns and the cabbage, while United States Yes Europe begins to gain ground from the hand of the massive inoculation of their populations, which allowed them to move forward in easing restrictions

Thus, the United Kingdom managed to climb seven points to 11th place and the United States to 13th place. France, Czech Republic and Poland, in the meantime, they posted the biggest jumps, with double-digit growth.

At the other end of the ranking, the podium is dominated by the Argentina (in last place), followed by Colombia and Brazil.

Vaccination in response to the pandemic

Far from wondering what type of vaccine is applied in each country, Bloomberg noted the “revolutionary impact of vaccination” in the management of the pandemic. He even pointed out the importance of mRNA immunizations (like Pfizer and Moderna) for both prevent serious illness and death, also for sidewalk escapes.

At this point, the ranking points out that the vaccination is the response to the pandemic and that, as broaden and deepen its application, nations began to improve the health, economic and social scale. A clear example is what is happening in Israel which, with 9 million inhabitants, is positioned in fourth place with nearly 60% coverage and a gradual return to “pre-pandemic” life, with theaters and sporting events without restrictions, the non-use of chin straps in public places, bars and restaurants without capacity and face-to-face lessons.

However, New Zealand, who leads the ranking, has achieved only one 5% coverage in its population and border closures seem to position themselves as their solution to Covid-19. A situation that would not extend to Singapore and Taiwan, who had adopted this policy and could face further strict restrictions in the face of virus entry and the little tolerance to contagions, while intensifying and expanding their vaccination plan.

And as the pandemic continues to progress and cases increase, the the emergence of variants presents itself as a new stumbling block to deal with. Although the vaccines have been shown to be effective and effective against the original strain, they are being tested again against the mutations. So although the UK had developed a massive vaccination plan, the entry of the so-called Delta variant once again defeated Boris Johnson’s government, which had to back down a few steps and demanded to move forward. in flexibilisations “with a lot of caution”.

Economy vs. virus

As if this were a virtuous circle, as the vaccination plan advances and the population susceptible to the virus decreases, the chances of the emergence of variants decrease.

However, the vaccine tracker Bloomberg warned that countries with the highest incomes are vaccinated about 25 times faster than those with the lowest incomes. There are even countries where it is still not known when the first vaccine will arrive, with which it is possible that new variants will appear that could escape the vaccines.

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In this sense, the Covax mechanism, promoted by the World Health Organization, has been shown to be a possible response, but the epidemic in India has prevented the export of doses manufactured at the Serum Institute of India, a situation that s ‘is also reproduced in China. . For this reason, the projections of the world Bank which guarantee that some 150 million people will fall into extreme poverty End of 2021 it can be further extended in so-called emerging economies.

In addition, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that most of the Latin America will not be able to reach the levels of pre-pandemic growth until 2023 and that per capita income will not recover until 2025especially in low income countries.