Question

5. True or False: a. If the Covid19 caseload rises above the health care system's capacity, then mortality and morbidity will be significantly higher. That is, such a large caseload will result in fatalities that are preventable. b. Health care capacity is generally higher in low-income countries. c. No lower-income country has instituted a social protection program in response to Covid19. d. Most low-income countries moved faster than high-income countries to close schools and institute travel restrictions. e. Evidence from the 1918 Spanish Flu in the United States suggests that quarantines and strict restrictions that slow the spread of the virus will be worse for the economy f. Lack of confidence in the health care system can exacerbate pandemics.

Answer 1

Answer to Part A)

If the corona virus cases, across the globe do not come to a stop or a vaccine is indeed not developed, then the mortality rates or the deaths would indeed be extremely high. This is because the disease is highly contagious and has a high rate of killing people with respiratory issues.

The answer therefore is true

Answer to Part B)

It is false to say that the healthcare capacity of developing low level income countries is higher than in developed nations across the globe. This is because these countries do not have the adequate capital at the first part to invest into health care sector.

The quality of the healthcare provided is further debatable as there is an acute shortage of doctors across the facilities as well.

Therefore, the answer to this is false

Answer to Part C)

It is false to say that no low-level country has ensured social protection programs. Countries such as India struggle to feed its vast majority of people two square meals a day. Yet they have been able to put the country in a state of lock down and are providing millions of people essential items on a daily basis. The governments across most low-income Asian countries is taking similar measures.

Thus, the answer to the question is false

Answer to Part (D)

It’s true that most low-level income countries moved faster. But only partially. This is because the pandemic first struck the developed countries so the developing ones had more time and analytics to select the correct option for themselves.

Yet the answer to this question is true as low-level countries indeed moved faster.

Answer to Part (E)

It is not true to say that slow spread and quarantine measures would be bad for the economy. This is because overlooking cyclical phases, if the human capital can be retained and not lost to the disease in itself, it would be easier for the governments to come back in business. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is false

Answer to Part F)

If people fail to believe in the healthcare delivery system and are to flout rules set by governments, the end result could be disastrous. In countries such as India and Italy, there is significant evidence to suggest that some people did not trust the government when it asked them to socially distance themselves. As a result, the pandemic further grew.

Therefore, the correct answer is true

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