When in Rome...stay put: Italy on lockdown

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: When in Rome...stay put: Italy on lockdown
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• Duration: 00:22:43
• Published: 2020-03-10 10:59

The unexpected expansion of quarantine measures are a look into the near future of many countries, each facing different social and epidemiological tradeoffs. Slovakia is on the cusp of forming a government with anti-corruption as the new foundational principle—but will it be able to get anything else done? And a look at the social and cognitive benefits of speaking two languages.

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