The anti-science leadership of Trump, Bolsonaro, and Putin led to the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Russian President Vladimir Putin are overseeing the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world.
Public health experts say it's not a coincidence that the coronavirus outbreaks in these countries spiraled out of control, while warning that the cavalier attitude these leaders continue to exhibit toward the pandemic could lead to even more cases and fatalities. US President Donald Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, and Russian President Vladimir Putin all "downplayed the seriousness" of COVID-19 and "delayed for long periods before acting," Lawrence Gostin, the director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law School, told Insider.
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