Covid-19: your questions about coronavirus, answered | The Economist

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Timecoded questions listed below:

00:50 – Will covid-19 trigger a financial crisis or is that an overreaction?
01:46 – Which industries will be affected the most?
03:10 – How will low-income countries be affected?
04:10 – Will some leaders try to use the pandemic to cement their grip on power?
05:48 – With some countries not doing much testing, how can we estimate infection rates?
07:12 – Why do mortality rates differ from country to country?
08:23 – When will the crisis reach its peak?
10:18 – Do we need to wait for a vaccine or could drug treatments help?
12:50 – How long will it be until we can get back to our daily lives?
14:59 – Can the pandemic accelerate the transition to us working and teaching remotely? And can existing infrastructure cope?
15:47 – What can we learn from this pandemic?

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