“Senegal, a west African country with a fragile health care system, a scarcity of hospital beds and about seven doctors for every 100,000 people. And yet Senegal, with a population of 16 million, has tackled COVID-19 aggressively and, so far, effectively. More than six months into the pandemic, the country has about 14,000 cases and 284 deaths.” USA Today: Senegal’s quiet COVID success: Test results in 24 hours, temperature checks at every store, no fights over masks. (Where’s the shithole now?)