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Different countries have had different ways to deal with the current pandemic. We still don’t know
which method will in the long run will prove to be the best. There are a lot of factors which influence
how and whether or not the country should implement certain measures. For example, availability of
resources, how critical the situation is, the size of the population, the politics and culture of a country
To flatten the curve, various countries begin to quarantine, use social distancing measures, etc. because
avoiding infection is a key to ensuring that healthcare systems are able to cope with the virus during
the outbreak. Countries, like China, Germany and South Korea, have implemented differing measures
and done a great job in flattening the curve. Other than flattening the curve, many countries have had
to increase the health system capacity to prepare for the increasing number of patients by providing
hospital beds, ventilators and oxygen for those who can no longer breathe on their own.

Though some countries have successfully flattened the curve we have to keep in mind that imposing
the same measures to every country might not always give the same result due to political,social and
economic differences. There isn’t always one solution to the problem and statistics are not always that
accurate. For instance, the official death toll in some countries like England can appear less than the
actual one due to the fact that some people may have died at home before being tested.So, we need
to understand the fact that measures and implementation might not give us the entire picture until
long after the pandemic has passed.. Therefore, let’s not prejudge different government approaches to
COVID-19 until all the information has been collected, then we can judge how well these countries did
in fighting this pandemic..

COVID-19 is like a huge exam that the government from every country needs to find a solu-
tion for. Yet, we still do not know which solution would be the best to this problem. We believe
that every country is trying their best to stop this deadly virus. Hopefully, the situation would
be alleviated and everything would come back to normal again soon.

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