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The hard choices covid policymakers face

Epidemiological models are among their only guides

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International

How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated?

Covid-19 will harm people’s mental health

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Leaders

Bail-outs are inevitable—and toxic

How to design corporate bail-outs to protect taxpayers

The Americas

The unintended consequences of indicting Nicolás Maduro

The threat to jail Venezuela’s dictator may make it harder to remove him

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United States

Lexington: Ron DeSantis is Donald Trump’s and the coronavirus’s favourite governor

A shadow over the Sunshine State

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The week in charts: The battle intensifies

Pandemic trade-offs • Differing national approaches • Deepening economic gloom • Home self-improvement

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Notes on isolation, from those who know it well

A former hostage, a writer with chronic fatigue and an astronaut reflect on life under lockdown

Weekly edition

Covid-19 presents stark choices between life, death and the economy

April 4th 2020
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Asia

South Korea keeps covid-19 at bay without a total lockdown

United States

Relations between China and America are infected with coronavirus

United States

American teens are sexting more and sexing less

Graphic detail

Covid-19’s death toll appears higher than official figures suggest

Measuring the total number of deaths tells a grimmer tale

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In context: The science and technology of the pandemic

Briefing

Understanding SARS-CoV-2 and the drugs that might lessen its power

Modest improvements in treatment could make a big difference

Science and technology

An antibody test for the novel coronavirus will soon be available

Use it wisely

Science and technology

Airborne particles may be assisting the spread of SARS-CoV-2

Science and technology

Formula 1 comes up with a breathing machine for covid-19 patients

Special report: Africa

Africa is changing so rapidly, it is becoming hard to ignore

Rapid economic and social change will give the continent a bigger role in world affairs, says Jonathan Rosenthal

Africa’s population will double by 2050

But the education of more African girls means it might peak sooner than most people expect

Migration is helping Africa in many ways

It is good for development and democracy, as well as helping people improve their lives

Parts of Africa will remain unstable for decades

The lack of education and jobs is a major cause

African countries must get smarter with their agriculture

Climate change and continued rural poverty present big challenges

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