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What’s wrong with Africa’s coronavirus numbers?

At the onset of the pandemic, it was feared Covid-19 could reach catastrophic levels in Africa — but the numbers remain low

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When the second Covid-19 wave hits

Balancing civil liberties and public health is a real challenge – and the science behind it must be free from political corruption

By Michael Davies-Venn

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Global quarantine VI

Portugal legalised the status of refugees, at the US-Mexico border they're struggling. Japan avoids acting like South Korea

By Reinhard Naumann and Sven Saaler and Astrid Becker

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Global quarantine V

While the Czech Republic imposed strict measures, Turkey counts on donations and Tanzania on prayers against Covid-19

By Felix Schmidt and Anne Seyfferth and Andreas Quasten

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Who is the sovereign during the corona crisis?

In democracies, the people is the sovereign. In these times, we need to be alert to slow de-parliamentarisation of governance

By Wolfgang Merkel

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Global quarantine IV

Macron reconsiders the value of public goods. In Ecuador and South Africa, the Covid-19 pandemic hits the most vulnerable

By Thomas Manz and Kathrin Meissner and Bastian Schulz

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Inequality kills

Corona will hit the Global South much harder than the North. The risk of massive political unrest and instability is looming

By Stefan Peters

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The corona recovery must be green

The Covid-19 pandemic will cause a global recession. In response, governments should invest in green recovery programmes

By Franziska Wehinger

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Global quarantine III

Brazil's president doesn't take the coronavirus all too seriously, while Palestine and Benin must prevent the spread now

By Christoph Heuser and Hannes Alpen and Hans-Joachim Preuss

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What corona means for US-China relations

Corona has accelerated damaging trends in US-China relations. Both are using the opportunity to tip the global power balance

By Philipp Mattheis