In 2020, Asia—especially East Asia—was often touted as a model of effective pandemic response. While Western countries endured harsh lockdowns and soaring infection and death rates, Asian countries largely kept the coronavirus under control. But …
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The ‘Sagan standard’ devised by the famous astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan that extraordinary claims should be supported by extraordinary evidence would be well applied to the current speculation on the origins of Covid-19. …
Since the G7 last met in August 2019, Covid-19 has resulted in 3.5 million deaths and economic losses that are projected to reach US$22 trillion by 2025—an economic shock 80% greater than the one following …
The arrival of the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, which has killed 3.5 million people and counting, should have been the moment when the World Health Organization came into its own. This is its primary …
A century ago, an influenza pandemic killed more people than died in World War I. Today, the Covid-19 pandemic has killed more Americans than died in all US wars since 1945. A big difference, however, …