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In the Battle Against Coronavirus, Humanity Lacks Leadership

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People need to trust scientific experts and public authorities. Countries need to trust each other. By Yuval Noah Harari

Many people blame the coronavirus epidemic on globalization, and say that the only way to prevent more such outbreaks is to de-globalize the world. Build walls, restrict travel, reduce trade. However, while short-term quarantine is essential to stop epidemics, long-term isolationism will lead to economic collapse without offering any real protection against infectious diseases. Just the opposite. The real antidote to epidemic is not segregation, but rather cooperation. Epidemics killed millions of people long before the current age of globalization. In the 14th century there were no airplanes

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