By , and , CNNLink Copied! — Like a line of dominoes, country after country has been . Despite signs the threat was making its way , there was a clear pattern of response in many parts of the world – denial, fumbling and, eventually, lockdown.In our globalized world, it’s puzzling that so few lessons were learned in the early weeks of each country’s outbreak, when the chances of containing and stopping the virus were highest. Now the focus is on flattening the curve, or slowing the virus’ spread, to keep death tolls from climbing further.As much of the world mulls gradually...…By , and , CNNLink Copied! — Like a line of dominoes, country after country has been . Despite signs the threat was making its way , there was a clear pattern of response in many parts of the world – denial, fumbling and, eventually, lockdown.In our globalized world, it’s puzzling that so few lessons were learned in the early weeks of each country’s outbreak, when the chances of containing and stopping the virus were highest. Now the focus is on flattening the curve, or slowing the virus’ spread, to keep death tolls from climbing further.As much of the world mulls gradually...WW…

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(CNN)Patience in lifting coronavirus restrictions is paying off all over the world, but lifting lockdowns too early can have deadly consequences.A CNN analysis of across 18 nations has shown that most of the countries that have now been designated by the European Union as having the epidemic under control only started easing their regulations after seeing sustained drops in daily new cases of Covid-19.In contrast, three of the four countries with the world's highest death tolls and case counts -- the United States, Brazil and India -- have either never properly shut down or started...…(CNN)Patience in lifting coronavirus restrictions is paying off all over the world, but lifting lockdowns too early can have deadly consequences.A CNN analysis of across 18 nations has shown that most of the countries that have now been designated by the European Union as having the epidemic under control only started easing their regulations after seeing sustained drops in daily new cases of Covid-19.In contrast, three of the four countries with the world's highest death tolls and case counts -- the United States, Brazil and India -- have either never properly shut down or started...WW…