Very long covid: the lasting risks to Africa

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: Very long covid: the lasting risks to Africa
• Website: The Intelligence from The Economist
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• Duration: 00:21:28
• Published: 2021-02-09 12:02

So far it seems the continent has weathered the pandemic well. But current numbers mask a future reckoning that is likely to have dire human and economic costs. We look into the “predatory trading” that in part explains recent, frenzied action in stockmarkets. And a surprising discovery about the plastics that sink to the oceans’ depths. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer

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