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Unsteady states: America’s piecemeal reopening
Unsteady states: America’s piecemeal reopening
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
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Some governors are co-ordinating mutual lockdown plans, others are already reopening their states. That haphazardness bodes ill in the absence of widespread testing and tracing. The pandemic is kicking an industry that was already down: newspapers’ readerships are up, but profits are through the floor. And, reflecting on the life of a saintly obstetric surgeon in Ethiopia. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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