Brazil, Nigeria and 34 other countries better places to live than U.S. during the pandemic, new ranking says
Hey, at least we’re doing a better job than South Africa and India as a place to live during the coronavirus pandemic. Barely.
At No. 37 out of 53 in Bloomberg’s COVID Resilience Ranking, the U.S. has plunged 19 spots from where it was a month ago — no other country has fallen harder — with hospitals nearing capacity and one American dying every 41 seconds from COVID-19.
“The U.S.’s steep drop in rank reflects the perils of a vaccine-reliant strategy,” Bloomberg’s Rachel Chang explains. “It has authorized two cutting-edge mRNA vaccines this month and hundreds of thousands of doses have been rolled out, but that is yet to translate to an easing of the devastation on the ground.”
Here’s a look at the top 10:
As you can see, topping the list of economies valued at $200 billion or more is New Zealand, which, according to Chang, has “pretty much nailed the virus response” and has allowed life to mostly return to normal. Mexico is at the bottom, just below Peru and Argentina.
Here’s more on the rankings:
Meanwhile, the U.S. has, at least, made progress on the financial aid bill, with President Trump expected to sign another package into law after the Senate and House voted late Monday to approve the $900 billion plan and a $1.4 trillion spending bill that will fund the government through September 2021. The Senate passed the fiscal spending bill 92-6 while the House approved it in a 359-53 vote late Monday.
