What African Nations Are Teaching The West About Coronavirus

The New Yorker (05/15/2020)
  • A woman from the Netherlands learned from her travels through Africa that African officials and airports had better protocols for testing and quarantine than their counterparts in the west.
  • As Africa experiences a fewer number of cases than the rest of the world, the question must be asked whether they just know how to handle it better.
  • Contributing factors to this lower rate include experience with past pandemics, better tracing and containment practices, early intervention, and an incident management system.