It’s no coincidence that two countries with no living memory of pandemics, Britain and the United States, are suffering more from Covid-19 than anywhere else in the world. Illustration: Mario Riviera It’s no coincidence that two countries with no living memory of pandemics, Britain and the United States, are suffering more from Covid-19 than anywhere else in the world. Illustration: Mario Riviera
It’s no coincidence that two countries with no living memory of pandemics, Britain and the United States, are suffering more from Covid-19 than anywhere else in the world. Illustration: Mario Riviera
Simon Parry
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Simon Parry

An expat who fled the coronavirus in Hong Kong for Britain regrets his decision

  • Because of Hong Kong’s proximity to ground zero, he thought he stood a better chance of sidestepping the pandemic overseas
  • But as the death toll climbs daily in the UK and the US, he discovered that he came to the wrong conclusion

Simon Parry

Updated: 4:21pm, 16 May, 2020

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It’s no coincidence that two countries with no living memory of pandemics, Britain and the United States, are suffering more from Covid-19 than anywhere else in the world. Illustration: Mario Riviera It’s no coincidence that two countries with no living memory of pandemics, Britain and the United States, are suffering more from Covid-19 than anywhere else in the world. Illustration: Mario Riviera
It’s no coincidence that two countries with no living memory of pandemics, Britain and the United States, are suffering more from Covid-19 than anywhere else in the world. Illustration: Mario Riviera
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