By Stuart Burns
The fear, so far largely unfounded, at the start of the pandemic outbreak is that it would be bad for developed economies with well-funded healthcare systems but disastrous for developing economies with immature or underfunded healthcare systems.
The reality has been much more mixed.
The worst outbreaks have largely been in advanced economies and many developing countries, such as those on the continent of Africa, are so far coping remarkably well.
Two major outliers are Brazil and India.
In Brazil's case, it is because the federal government has refused to