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Good morning. France and Germany impose new lockdowns. Hurricane Zeta hits the Gulf Coast. And not all virus outbreaks are the same.
With coronavirus cases surging across most of Europe and the Americas, it can be easy to give into nihilism and wonder whether there is any good way for a country to fight the virus.
But the scale of the recent outbreaks really is different, depending on the country. Two countries are worth some attention: Canada and Germany.
Neither Germany nor Canada has escaped the fall wave of the virus, as you can see….