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| The world now faces the threat of a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist’s editor-in-chief, and Slavea Chankova, our health-care correspondent, answer your questions. Further reading: Find The Economist’s most recent coverage of covid-19 here: https://econ.st/2YU5Mrq Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter to keep up to date with our latest covid-19 coverage: https://econ.st/2V7o1sq The Economist explains: the science behind social distancing: https://econ.st/3fPBzAP Read about the steroid that has been found to reduce covid-19 deaths: https://econ.st/3hPw3Qq Read our article about tourism after lockdown: https://econ.st/2CyceNv Why covid-19 raises the risk of violent conflict: https://econ.st/2V7Mo9l The impact of India’s lockdown on its economy: https://econ.st/2Z3C6sa Question timecodes: 00:49 - In what ways will the second wave be different to the first wave? 01:44 - Assuming a second wave happens, what is the likelihood that people will comply with another lockdown? 02:37 - Can we expect further waves until we reach herd immunity? 03:30 - How can the world collaborate to stop the spread of covid-19? 04:48 - What impact is covid-19 having on elections in the democratic world? 06:11 - What happens if another virus comes up before we find a vaccine for covid-19? 06:53 - Will the stockmarket decline again with the second wave? 07:47 - What do you think are the positive effects of the pandemic? 09:07 - Can countries afford another long-term lockdown? |
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