Checks and Balance: One million

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🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Two years on, even cautious Democrats are feeling confident that America is entering a new, less severe phase of the covid-19 pandemic. But, depending on how you measure it, America's death toll from the coronavirus has just passed a horrendous milestone—one million. How did America handle covid-19?

The Economist’s Sondre Solstad takes us through the data. We look at how Florida has dealt with the pandemic. And The Economist’s Tamara Gilkes Borr examines why America was unprepared for the onslaught of the virus.

John Prideaux presents with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon.

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0:35.2	Amid the plush gold curtains and sparkling chandeliers of the White House's
0:39.8	Eastern, Joe Biden took off his mask as he walked to the lectern.
0:44.2	It was February 28th this year, a reception to mark the end of Black History Month.
0:49.2	And apart from the present, as he gave his remarks, everyone else was wearing a mask.
0:54.2	Just one day later, on March 1st,
0:57.2	it felt like a different reality.
0:59.2	At President Biden's state-of-the-union address, only a handful of attendees wore face coverings.
1:04.2	After the speech, 79-year-old President mingled with the maskless scrum that surrounded him,
1:10.2	kissing cheeks, grasping hands, and whispering in ears.
1:14.2	There was science behind this, changes to the Center for Disease Control guidance
1:19.2	on when masks were needed came into effect at the beginning of March.
1:23.2	It was also convenient timing.
1:25.2	At his big moment, the President could show that the pandemic, if not over,
1:29.2	was entering a different stage.
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