Cultural intelligence is key to understanding the pandemic. Japan veres tight, and the us Tends to ver looser. The United States tightened under threat during what were two and nine 11. But coved was different. It's an abstract germ that's really kind of distant and invisible; it's easier to ignore.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing political ruin because his aides partied while the UK locked down.
This episode was produced by Will Reid, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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