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The threat of coronavirus in Africa flags a deeper crisis of global solidarity
Self-isolating may be impossible in developing countries. But this public-health catastrophe in the making is the result of nations remaining isolated from each other for too long.
How to boost global resilience to COVID-19
Leaders must avoid examining risks in isolation and instead adopt the mindset of systems thinking, relying on a multi-layered process to determine risks.
3 ways coronavirus will test global solidarity
Kemal Dervis looks at the impact of coronavirus on global solidarity and how our actions now are set to influence the world into the future.
How digital infrastructure can help us through the COVID-19 crisis
How better digital infrastructure, including AI and big data analysis, could be used to tackle COVID19 and future public health emergencies and pandemics.
This research can help organizations plan for different COVID-19 scenarios
Regional efforts to contain COVID-19 are generating vast amounts of data that organizations can use to plan more effectively. Here's what we have learned.
Oil prices could remain depressed for at least a year. Here's why
The double shock to oil markets of coronavirus and an international price war could keep prices low for many months - but there may be a silver lining.
To test or not to test? Two experts explain COVID-19 testing
Policy on testing differs depending on what stage that community has reached in the pandemic and the level of preparedness. Two experts explain.
Infographic: COVID-19 causes an unprecedented decline in air traffic
Flight tracking data from website Flightradar24 shows the disruption coronavirus has caused to the aviation industry, with flights down significantly.
We shouldn’t be comparing the coronavirus crisis to 2008 - this is why
Viewed through the lens of exogenous and endogenous risk, the coronavirus crisis and crisis of 2008 are quite different - policy responses should reflect that.
Here’s how energy demand has changed during the UK's lockdown
Research suggests that energy demand has fallen in the UK during its lockdown, with electricity demand similar to weekend levels.
Here’s how coronavirus has affected Asia’s factories
The coronavirus pandemic has forced lockdowns across Asia, paralyzing economic activity and closing factories.
France offers hotel rooms to domestic abuse victims as cases jump during lockdown
French officials have announced a series of a measures to protect domestic abuse victims as cases jump during the country's coronavirus lockdown.