The Conversation: Coronavirus deaths and swelling public sector debt share a data-quality problem

Marion Boisseau-Sierra, University Lecturer in Accounting, Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses why is it difficult to have accurate public health data when reporting coronavirus death rates in different countries and what could be done about it. “Once the pandemic gives way to some degree of normality, this would be an opportune time to assess what kind of reporting system is best suited to a pandemic – and seek to reach agreement in order for this data to be harmonised,” she writes.

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