Nobel-winning economist Paul Romer: If we screen the public on a weekly basis and boost protective equipment, we can save the economy. One Harvard economist’s proposal for social insurance: monthly payments that last the entire pandemic. The White House and Senate lawmakers reached a $2-trillion stimulus deal.
Authorities are planning to lift the mass quarantine on Wuhan, where the global coronavirus outbreak began. Meanwhile, the UK becomes the latest country to go into lockdown. Sweden is trying a “laissez-faire” model. Trump says he may soon push businesses to reopen, defying the advice of coronavirus experts. A
In the absence of meaningful national leadership, the public’s response to the coronavirus “will stand as a remarkable moment of national mobilization.” Regarding leadership: Mr. Trump is no stranger to crisis. He has spent a lifetime grappling with bankruptcy, fending off creditors, evading tax collectors, defending lawsuits, deflecting regulators,
Related: An excellent round-up of links and news (COVID and other) from the past week in Africa. A nice comic by Laura Gao, "The Wuhan I Know," about her hometown. This is how we can beat the coronavirus: “If we screen everyone, and do so regularly, we
California governor says citizens should stay at home indefinitely. Los Angeles goes one step further and requires its citizens to stay home. Let’s strive for physical rather than social distancing; social isolation has the equivalent adverse impact on physical health to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. See also: An
The latest updates on the coronavirus from the Guardian, the Boston Globe, Buzzfeed News. A ray of hope: For the first time since the pandemic began, China announces no new locally transmitted infections. Financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin spent the week talking to people behind other bailouts and came up
For news round-ups on the coronavirus, try the New York Times, CNN, Washington Post, or the BBC. We also like updates from Andy Slavitt. Internet providers such as AT&T and Verizon are on high alert for dramatic changes in home internet consumption. Scientists warn we may need
Olympic Games organizers meet via teleconference today to discuss the virus’s impact on the 2020 Tokyo Games. How to play tennis in the time of cholera. Norway’s leader holds a press conference just for children to reassure them. Also: A nice example of a woman calmly talking her
There are now more reported cases of the coronavirus outside China than in, for the first time since the outbreak began in December. Los Angeles and New York shutter entertainment venues and bars and limit restaurants to take-out and delivery. The US central bank said it is targeting a
The House passes a coronavirus economic relief package that includes paid sick leave, unemployment insurance, free testing, and money for food stamps. As to what’s next in the Senate: More legislating. Covid-19 resources: statistics updated live; envelope calculations by a virus expert; Johns Hopkins situation reports; some excellent
