Why can\'t America be like Italy?

Why can't America be like Italy?

These days Americans can only envy Italy's success in weathering the coronavirus pandemic

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Donald Trump | Coronavirus | Lockdown

Paul Krugman 

Paul Krugman

A few days ago The Times published a long, damning article about how the Trump administration managed to fail so completely in responding to the coronavirus. Much of the content confirmed what anyone following the debacle suspected. One thing I didn’t see coming, however, was the apparently central role played by Italy’s experience.

Italy, you see, was the first Western nation to experience a major wave of infections. Hospitals were overwhelmed; partly as a result, the initial death toll was terrible. Yet cases peaked after a few weeks and began a steep decline. And White ...

First Published: Fri, July 24 2020. 21:59 IST