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Clara
claier_voyance
Took a break from all the sh*tty news. Been reading articles on how the happiest countries in the world have been doing amidst the pandemic.. Lol Okay so I did
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el gato malo
boriquagato
adventures in presuming your conclusion: FT edition 11.0.this graph is a disgrace. it presumes a 2 factor world of "protect economy" and "protect lives."it ignores the overwhelming evidence that lockdowns
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Kelly D Johnston
johnston_kelly
I cannot help but wonder how this whole #coronavirus situation would have played out if Hillary Clinton were President.I suspect it would have looked a lot like the H1N1 outbreak
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Financial Times
FinancialTimes
Will one of the world’s strictest lockdowns work? New Zealand is backing its lockdown strategy despite its economy shrinking by 12.2% https://on.ft.com/33ASfax Although New Zealand has entered its first recession
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BBC News (World)
BBCWorld
Coronavirus “may never go away”Dr Mike Ryan, WHO emergencies director, has warned against trying to predict when coronavirus will disappearBut what does this mean for the world?[Thread]http://bbc.in/CoronavirusNeverGoAway Almost 300,000 people
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Prof
covidtweets
There is an angle to all of this that I believe is being missed. Lockdown governors probably did not save lives, despite many claiming that they did. They either caused
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sabhanazdiya
sabhanazdiya
Should #lockdowns be lifted cuz of rapid income drops, esp among the poor? We argue the poor should never have to choose between lives and livelihoods - and opening up
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Yinon Weiss
yinonw
Sweden: An UpdateThis must be getting awkward for Spain, France, and the UK locking down again. Sweden is enjoying open schools, open businesses, and no masks.Current daily death rates compared
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Stephen Northfield
snorthfield45
Looking for a broader take on how Covid-19 is impacting human rights around the world? @amybrauns talks with the heads of HRW's Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe research groups
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Jade Eloise Norris
jadenozzz
On 'lockdowns don't work'...Sorry if it hurts, but they do.Sorry if this also hurts - but whether they 'work' is not the question. The question should be whether they are
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Holger Hestermeyer
hhesterm
The number of legal proceedings against coronavirus lockdowns in Germany is starting to be rather impressive. Here are seven that Germany‘s Bundesverfassungsgericht ruled on ONLY ON APRIL 9 AND 10
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Noah Smith 🐇
Noahpinion
1/In today's @bopinion post, I explain why, contrary to popular belief, lockdowns did NOT cause the economic devastation in the U.S. -- and what this implies for future lockdowns.https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-06-18/fea
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Hiroko Tabuchi
HirokoTabuchi
Not sure why Japan’s situation is such a mystery. Back in mid-March, it looked like Covid cases were spiking. After much pressure, and after the Olympics were canceled, officials raised
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Justin Wolfers
JustinWolfers
Survey of leading economists:"Abandoning severe lockdowns at a time when the likelihood of a resurgence in infections remains high will lead to greater total economic damage than sustaining the lockdowns
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Donald Welsh
DonaldWelsh16
Your weekly reminder, we are in the midst of the largest public health blunder in Canadian history. Why do I say that? Lets educate and go through some data.
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Paul Mason
paulmasonnews
We're in Covid crisis mode again - and this is just the start. Why? Because Johnson is trapped between libertarian herd-immunity crowd, and a faction that wants to use the
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