The response of the Nicaraguan government to the COVID‐19 emergency is an extreme case of disease denialism. Such denialism is a major threat to public health, so understanding the sources of this attitude is paramount. Three explanations are offered: (a) the autonomous logic of a polarised political conflict; (b) an explanation based on an economic rationale; and (c) the regime's mystical and religiously‐inspired discourse. The denialist response of the government is inexplicable without referring to the characteristics of the political regime, its political discourse and its recent developmental trajectories since the massive 2018 protests and the ensuing political conflict.

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尼加拉瓜对COVID-19的反应中疾病影响否认的原因

尼加拉瓜政府对COVID-19紧急情况的反应是疾病否认的极端案例。这种否认是对公共卫生的重大威胁，因此了解这种态度的根源至关重要。提供了三种解释：（a）两极分化的政治冲突的自治逻辑；（b）基于经济原理的解释；（c）该政权的神秘和宗教启发的话语。自从2018年大规模抗议活动和随之而来的政治冲突以来，政府的拒绝回应是莫名其妙的，没有提到政治体制的特征，其政治话语及其最近的发展轨迹。