GPS, the global public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and

around the world. I'm Farid Zakaria coming to you live from New York. Today on

the show an exclusive interview with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lisi

and Lung. His nation has got many kudos for its handling of the coronavirus

crisis. What lessons might America learn from what that city state did? Also,

should the healthy and younger mangas go back to work? Even if it means more

infections, that's what some have suggested from politicians to

businessmen. We'll talk about what it would mean.

But first, here's my take. When a crisis hits the United States, the country's

general instinct is to rally around the flag and wish the best for its leaders.

That's probably why President Trump has seen his approval ratings rise even

though he's had a delayed and fitful approach to this pandemic. But at some

point, we Americans must look at the facts and recognize an uncomfortable

reality. The United States is on track to have the worst outbreak of coronavirus

among wealthy countries, largely because of the ineffectiveness of its

government. This is the new face of American exceptionalism. The United States

now has the most cases of COVID-19 anywhere in the world, outstripping China

and Italy. The first line of defense against the disease is testing. On this key

metric, the US experience has been a fiasco. We started late using a faulty test

and never quite recovered. President Trump's claim that anybody that once

a test can get a test has turned out to be a cruel hoax. Access to tests remains

much worse than in most advanced countries. His assertion that the United States

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