Much has been made of USA& #39;s poor #COVID19 performance vs Europe& #39;s. But a FAR more meaningful contrast is USA v Canada. We share a 5,525 mile border, language & trade. Since Mar 21 the border& #39;s been closed. And:
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> 107,197 cases, 8,732 dead
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten"> 2,852,807 cases, 129,718 dead

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Sure, Canada is more sparsely populated than US. But by May 5 on a per capita basis the USA already had 30% more #COVID19 than https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada">
MORE https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-doing-far-better-than-the-us-combating-the-coronavirus-2020-5">https://www.businessinsider.com/canada-do...

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Cumulatively, Canadahttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇨🇦" title="Flagge von Kanada" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge von Kanada"> has had 279 cases per 100K population of #COVID19.
At its May 1 peak Canada had 1,825 new cases; been downhill ever since, w/228 yesterday.
The USA, in contrast....
MORE https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/canada/canada-coronavirus-cases.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...

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Yesterday, the UShttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇺🇸" title="Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten" aria-label="Emoji: Flagge der Vereinigten Staaten"> reported 54,442 new #COVID19 cases, the nation& #39;s highest daily toll since January. The US per capita rate is 4 times Canada& #39;s, at 894 per 100K population.
The reasons are structural & leadership.
Americans should look w/humility to the North, and learn.