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The coronavirus story began in China but then rapidly shifted to Italy, Spain, France, the UK and the US. These countries have had the lion’s share of cases and of deaths, so it’s not surprising that the news media has largely focused its attention on them. So what about the rest of the world?
The Global South has not escaped the devastating impact of the virus, says Oxford epidemiologist David Hunter. In many countries deaths are following the same patterns seen in western Europe and the US a few weeks earlier. We can only hope that the shared experience of an epidemic will make those in the West more empathetic towards their counterparts in the global south.
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Mass burials in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.
Raphael Alves
David Hunter, University of Oxford
If you think the global south is fairing well during the pandemic, you haven't been paying attention.
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Business + Economy
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Jabulani Sikhakhane, The Conversation
A look at what various countries – from Indonesia and Argentina to Canada and the US – are doing.
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Qi Chen, University of Hertfordshire
From private security guards to health scanning, the private sector has been vital to China's fight against the pandemic.
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Politics + Society
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Marco Bocchese, University of Illinois at Chicago
It remains to be seen whether the former rebel commander and national assembly speaker will accept his situation or fight to capture the presidency.
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Leslie Neal-Boylan, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Nurses have always been at the forefront during war, epidemics and other times of disaster.
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