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Publication Name World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases
Manuscript ID 64418
Country/Territory United States
Category Virology
Manuscript Type Letter to the Editor
Article Title COVID-19 mortality and gross domestic product loss: A wake-up call for government leaders
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Atsushi Sakuraba and Toshiro Sato
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author Atsushi Sakuraba, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, United States. asakurab@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Key Words Coronavirus; COVID-19; Mortality; Gross domestic product; Economy; Global
Core Tip There is a large variation of mortality and damage to economy due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among countries. In the present study, we demonstrated that there was a negative correlation between gross domestic product (GDP) and COVID-19 mortality suggesting that countries that failed to control the virus would see a larger decline in GDP. Some countries or regions (China, New Zealand, and Taiwan) have acted quickly and aggressively to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which resulted in relatively small damage to the economy. Governmental leaders should act fast and aggressively when making decisions because data shows that countries who have run after two hares have caught neither.
Citation Sakuraba A, Sato T. COVID-19 mortality and gross domestic product loss: A wake-up call for government leaders. World J Clin Infect Dis 2021; 11(2): 35-37
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2021-04-08 09:00
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2021-04-08 18:07
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ISSN 2220-3176 (online)
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