In an article on the mask-wearing habit in different countries, PPOL Professor of Practice Donald LOW explained the reasons behind those who think of it as a norm. Separately, his comments about governments of wealthy nations tend to have an optimism bias that leads to myopia in times of crisis were cited in another article on governments’ decision-making concerning the Covid-19 pandemic. (BBC and Bloomberg)
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(Coverage on English Media)
BBC – Coronavirus: Why some countries wear face masks and others don’t
Bloomberg Opinion – Coronavirus: Biases Are Playing Role in Poor Pandemic Leadership
BNN Bloomberg – Why Our Leaders Fail to Learn Pandemic Lessons
Bloomberg Quint – Why Our Leaders Fail to Learn Pandemic Lessons
The Eagle – Why our leaders fail to learn pandemic lessons
The Print – Why our leaders fail to learn pandemic lessons and take poor decisions
(Coverage on Chinese Media)
人間福報 – 亞洲人 為何愛戴口罩？