The Economist A special edition on the coronavirus pandemic

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From: The Economist this week - Saturday Apr 11, 2020 11:13 am
How will the covid-19 crisis change the world of commerce? Although most bosses and employees have faced economic turbulence before, the shock currently ripping through the business world is daunting. Firms that make it through will face a new climate on the other side
   
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  The Economist this week  
 
  Our coverage of the new coronavirus  
   
 
 
   
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  Welcome to the newsletter highlighting The Economist’s best coverage of the pandemic. Our cover this week reports on the virus’s effect on the business world. With countries in lockdown accounting for over 50% of global GDP, the collapse in commercial activity is far more severe than in previous recessions. The crisis and the response to it are accelerating three trends: an energising adoption of new technologies, an inevitable retreat from freewheeling global supply chains and a worrying rise in well-connected oligopolies.

Elsewhere our analysis of the disease probes the debate over masks and the White House’s role in distributing medical supplies and equipment. We report from Singapore, a covid-19 star that has had to tighten its regime. Our science writers look at the disease's modes of transmission, our data journalists analyse undetected cases in America and we describe how China sees covid-19 as a chance to boost traditional medicine.

We have also been focusing on the disease in Economist Radio and Economist Films. As stockmarkets struggle, employees are laid off and firms go bankrupt, our films team asks how bad the pandemic will be for the economy.

Even as lockdowns become routine, I hope that our coverage helps you keep up with how dramatically this disease is changing the world. 		 
 
  Zanny Minton Beddoes, Editor-in-Chief  
     
Must-reads from our recent coverage
 
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Disease transmission
Should the public wear masks to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2?

Yes, but not at the expense of those worn by medical staff
Science and technology
 
 
 
Bigger than Trump
The White House v covid-19

Now that the Trump administration has taken charge of the government’s pandemic response, how is it doing?
United States
 
 
 
Silent disease-spreading
How important is “silent spreading” in the covid-19 epidemic?

Possibly, very
Science and technology
 
 
 
No way out
Not even Singapore has been able to avoid a lockdown

The efficient city-state’s contact-tracing has not stopped the virus
Asia
 
 
 
Footprints of the invisible enemy
Why a study showing that covid-19 is everywhere is good news

If millions of people were infected weeks ago without dying, the virus must be less deadly than official data suggest
Graphic detail
 
 
 
Fighting it the Chinese way
China backs unproven treatments for covid-19

Traditional medicine is not just a placebo, claims the government
China
 
 
 
The deepening crisis
How bad will covid-19 be for the economy?

Stockmarkets have crashed, 10m Americans have claimed unemployment benefits and businesses are haemorrhaging money. Will it get worse?
Economist Films
 
 
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