On March 26, 2020, “the US
overtook Italy and China as the country with the highest number of confirmed
Covid-19 cases.”[1] At first glance, this statement can gain sufficient
traction to become definitive. The implication that the U.S. is mismanaging the
pandemic can even be regarded as valid even though the comparison itself is
invalid.
The full (plena) essay is at "Cases of Coronavirus: Comparing China, the U.S.A. and Italy."
1. Jeffrey Sachs, “Why America Has the World’s Most Confirmed Covid-19 Cases,” CNN.com, March 27, 2020 (accessed March 28, 2020).
