The author makes a sound argument for the necessity of global cooperation to manage a crisis of unprecedented scale. This makes the lack of interaction and aid between world leaders all the more shocking. Each country operates independently of one another and trust is lacking between them. Every solution or update presented by a country is met with doubt and even states in the US aren't operating in the same veins. The magnitude of this pandemic demands cooperation and it needs to begin soon if were to preserve lives and return to normalcy anytime soon.