Coronavirus: Modern states and the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – opinion
Despite significant scientific evidence and extensive predictions, not one Western democracy was prepared to deal with the coronavirus flare-up.
A man walks past a poster covering the side of a building ahead of a 21 day lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Cape Town, South Africa, March 26, 2020.(photo credit: MIKE HUTCHINGS / REUTERS)ByFRED NAIDER