Italy is getting swamped in corona virus cases, whilst China claims the only new infections now come from visitors from overseas. Donald Trump has gone from calling it a hoax to warning that 200 thousand Americans dying will be the best possible scenario. The UK has seen its death rate step up again today, whilst Germany has seen relatively few deaths and in Sweden folks are still eating out at restaurants. In this FREE edition of the Debunking Economics podcast, Phil Dobbie asks Prof Steve Keen which countries are handling the crisis the best, not just to contain the spread, but also to prepare their economy for the recovery.
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