The Economist Why countries can’t meet the demand for kit against covid-19

Pin Tweet Share Share
From: The Economist today - Monday Apr 20, 2020 10:06 pm
The supply of medical gear has not been able to expand at the breakneck pace needed to keep up with the virus
   
April 20th 2020 Read in browser
   
  The Economist today  
 
  The best of our journalism, handpicked each day  
   
 
 
 
Free to read | The great PPE scramble
Why countries can’t meet the demand for gear against covid-19

A host of efforts are under way to unblock bottlenecks
 
Related
→ Read more: The Economist’s coronavirus tracker and story hub
 
 
 
Casting the net
Hong Kong police swoop on the territory’s most prominent democrats

The 15 arrested include veteran champions of liberal causes
 
 
Charlemagne
Southern Europe’s millennials suffer two huge crises by their mid-30s

Will their pain turn them radical?
 
 
Daily chart
American crude oil is worth less than nothing

Excess supply and a storage shortage push prices through the floor
 
 
The world after covid-19
By invitation: Kishore Mahbubani

The West’s incompetent response to the pandemic will hasten the power-shift to the east
 
 
Payouts in a pandemic
Which firms should pay dividends?

Dividends are a healthy part of capitalism. In the covid era, many firms should cut them
 
 
Covideo heaven
Arabs and Persians are battling it out—virtually

Not all governments in the region are amused by a popular video game
 
 
The Intelligence
“Germany is increasingly seen as a model for how it’s handled this domestically”—a tentative restart

Also on the daily podcast: Saudi Arabia’s motives for its Yemen ceasefire and drama’s current wave of female avengers
 
This e-mail has been sent to: newsletter@gmail.com
If you'd like to update your details please click here (you may need to log in).
Replies to this e-mail will not reach us.

If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter, unsubscribe here.

       
 

 
 
 
Advertising Info | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Help

Copyright © The Economist Newspaper Limited 2020. All rights reserved.
Registered in England and Wales. No.236383
Registered office: The Adelphi, 1-11 John Adam Street, London, WC2N 6HT
 
  
© Copyright.