- Nations that are tight and abide by strict norms have had more success during COVID-19 than those that are looser as of the October, 2020. Nations with high levels of cultural looseness are estimated to have had almost 5 times the number of cases and more than 8 times the number of deaths. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/piis2542-5196(20)30301-6/fulltext 44 comments science