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Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough – there needs to be a coordinated global strategy

  • Written by Nader Habibi, Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in Economics of the Middle East, Brandeis University
Why defeating coronavirus in one country isn't enough – there needs to be a coordinated global strategyThe UN Security Council has yet to hold a meeting on coronavirus.The World in HDR/Shutterstock.com

Policymakers in countries where there are severe outbreaks of COVID-19 are doing what they can to slow the spread and “flatten the curve.” But so far, there hasn’t been much global coordination, raising the risk of a second wave of...

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