Eurooppa-tason katsaus eri maiden ja poliittisten järjestelmien pärjäämiseen Koronan kanssa.
Suomi ja Sanna Marinin hallitus on yksi parhaiten pärjänneitä.
Kuten todettua, Suomessa Sanna Marin ja muut poliittiset päättäjät pelastivat Suomen sosiaali- ja terveysalan virkamiesten ajatuksesta kulkea Ruotsin jalanjäljillä. Hallinnon ulkopuolisten tiedemiesten ja asiantuntijoiden ja median sekä kansalaismielipiteen paine auttoi asiassa.
Noin karkeasti ottaen vaikuttaa siltä, että karkeasti 50/50 koronaresponssin tehokkuudesta on riippunut toisaalta valtion yleisestä yhteiskunnallisesta kyvystä hoitaa asioita ja toisaalta sitten ylimpien päättäjien toimista.
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Alla poiminta hyvin pärjänneestä Pohjolasta. Ruotsi käsitelty artikkelissa erikseen.
Northern Lights
In almost any global country ranking, whether the subject is quality of life, happiness or quality of education, the Nordics are at or near the top. Coronavirus is no different (for the most part). Norway, Iceland, Finland and Denmark have all weathered the pandemic in solid shape so far. (That all four countries are led by women may or may not be a coincidence.)
The Nordics’ quick imposition of restrictions at the beginning of the crisis helped mute the infection rate, allowing the government to leave shops open and then relax most controls over the summer. That both saved lives and blunted the economic impact. The same is broadly true of the neighboring Baltic countries, which have been spared the worst of the pandemic, suffering fewer than 220 deaths cumulatively. Across the north, efficient public administration in rolling out testing and the public’s willingness to comply with restrictions have been the keys to success.
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg ’s nationally televised, press conference-style question and answer sessions with schoolchildren are just one example of the region’s innovative political spirit.
Finland’s millennial Prime Minister Sanna Marin has won the most praise for showing, despite her relative inexperience, grace under pressure. While Finland (and the rest of the region) has a number of natural advantages such as geographic isolation, strong social cohesion and a fairly small population, Marin was only four months into the job when the pandemic hit. Finland’s famed crisis preparation offered the new leader a handy template, but at the end of the day, it was up to her. Coronavirus cases in Finland, a country of 5.5 million, have been rising recently (Marin herself had to leave the European Council summit this week after discovering she had been exposed to the virus), but the death rate in the country from the virus (6.34 per 100,000) remains one of the region’s lowest.
