London (CNN) While the Asia-Pacific region treads water until a coronavirus vaccine is found, the West's biggest economies are drowning as a second wave firmly establishes itself in Europe. Classic epidemiologyResurgences of Covid-19 in the Asia-Pacific region look a lot different to what is happening in the West. New Zealand and South Korea adopted a "division-of-labour approach to communicating political and scientific information," the report noted. Misinformation and conspiracies were tackled in South Korea and Taiwan via high quality information being pushed out on multiple channels, Tworek added. Unlike the Asia-Pacific region, the West appears to be well on its way to a tragic winter.

Source: CNN October 13, 2020 01:41 UTC