Pandemic, meet politics: the US-China spat

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: Pandemic, meet politics: the US-China spat
• Website: The Intelligence from The Economist
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• Duration: 00:21:37
• Published: 2020-03-19 11:21

Prior tensions have blunted the chances for a co-ordinated response to covid-19—and both countries are fighting a grand ideological battle alongside an epidemiological one. India has so far reported few covid-19 cases; we explore the systemic concerns that would make a large outbreak there staggeringly deadly. And, a failed attempt to tame the notorious traffic of Lagos. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

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