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Cyprus among the best five countries with the most effective COVID-19 response

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Cyprus is among the first five countries, in a list of 100, with the best response to the pandemic. Dina Gerolymou has the details.


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Cyprus is among the first five countries, in a list of 100, with the best response to the pandemic. Dina Gerolymou has the details.


Analysis by Australia's  Lowy Institute showed that New Zealand is the country with the best response to COVID-19 pandemic crisis. 

The Lowy Institute analysed data from 100 countries around the world, excluding China due to lack of publicly available data on the number of COVID-19 tests.

In the second place is Vietnam, followed by Tawain, Thailand and Cyprus. 

Australia's response to the pandemic in 2020 has placed her in the eighth place.

Doctors treat a patient in Wuhan, China. Source: Getty
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Greece is in the 32nd place. 

According the Lowy Institute's Herve Lemahieu, countries with population less than 10 million have dealt with the pandemic more effectively than countries with larger demographics. 


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