Bill Gates on the pandemic: a misplaced faith in innovation
The tech billionaire believes business can shield us from future diseases – but the market is part of the problem.
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“We saw the virus coming and failed to respond”
Last week, as part of a New Statesman webinar series on the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, editor Jason Cowley…
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Caught in the second wave
The risk of a deadly resurgence of coronavirus could change the way we live for years to come.
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The state transformed: Singapore has become a model for battling coronavirus
Thanks to fast action from the government, much of everyday life continues in Singapore. Schools, universities, shops and restaurants…
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Why did the World Health Organisation wait so long to declare coronavirus a pandemic?
Having tried to avoid panic, the international body now believes that complacency is the bigger danger.
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Coronavirus and the geopolitics of disease
After the 1918 flu outbreak killed 50 million, nations created new organisations to fight infection. But in an age of…
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