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Dinner with friends: how Switzerland is relaxing its coronavirus lockdown
Careful controls are at the heart of Swiss attempts to return to something approaching normality – but will they be enough?
How coronavirus sparked a wave of innovation in India
Across India, entrepreneurs and innovators have quickly devised new apps, robots and ventilators to help overcome the pandemic.
COVID-19 could spur automation and reverse globalization – to some extent
Experts predict that as a result of coronavirus, we will see a surge in automation, whilst subsequently seeing globalisation diminish.
This is the effect COVID-19 will have on global poverty, according to the World Bank
Using the most recent data, the World Bank has predicted coronavirus is pushing 40-60 million people into extreme poverty. But some continents will be more affected.
The World Bank predicts areas most at risk to coronavirus
The World Bank has developed a map of areas most at risk to coronavirus. Predictions are based upon factors like population density and access to public toilets.
How can we mass produce the supplies needed to fight COVID-19?
Repurposing is a rapid response to the global shortage of critical items needed during the coronavirus pandemic such as ventilators and PPE.
11,000 deaths avoided during lockdown in Europe – thanks to cleaner air
Coronavirus lockdowns across Europe have reduced levels of some of the most harmful air pollutants by almost half, resulting in 11,000 fewer deaths from air pollution, according to a new ...
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 11 May
Today's top stories: Europe continues to ease lockdown; Canada hikes wages of essential workers; and how COVID-19 also attacks the gut.
Why COVID-19 poses a particular threat in the world's slums
It's not easy to follow handwashing and distancing rules when water and space are at a premium. Urban governance will be key to this pandemic response
3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa
African states are rethinking the causes of the continent's underdevelopment and coming up with feasible solutions.
This is why people with obesity are more likely to die from coronavirus
There is a concerning trend surfacing in the medical literature: high rates of obesity in groups of patients with severe or life-threatening COVID-19.
How the U.S. response to coronavirus is forcing the hand of the world’s central banks
Following the U.S. Federal Reserve's COVID-19 crisis response, many central banks will be left with no choice but to pursue individual monetary expansion.