Bloomberg Businessweek US Magazine - March 16, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek US Magazine - March 16, 2020
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In this issue
The Lost Year
Coronavirus Special Report.
What will this do to the economy?
When Covid-19 strikes, the worst of the damage is done by the body’s effort to fight off the disease.
10+ mins
How did South Korea get ahead?
South Korea is experiencing one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks outside China, where the pneumonia-causing pathogen SARS-CoV-2 first took root late last year.
3 mins
Why was Iran hit so hard?
Iran is dealing with one of the world’s worst outbreaks of the new coronavirus, and the disease was quick to reach the top ranks of the government.
5 mins
How will Africa cope with an outbreak?
In a red-roofed building at the edge of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital campus, the walls are freshly painted, a crew is laying pipes for refurbished bathrooms, and others are hauling in furniture.
4 mins
Is business ready for this?
Every weekday morning at 8, a team of executives at French carmaker PSA Group gathers in a room an hour’s drive west of Paris.
3 mins
Do the Olympics really need an audience?
With a $5.9 billion budget and a decade of planning behind it, the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo had been expected to draw 11,000 of the world’s elite athletes and more than 600,000 tourists when it starts in late July.
4 mins
Will Hollywood go dark?
“They told us to pack our equipment and to leave ASAP”
3 mins
What if the show must go on?
The longest line at ConExpo, the largest construction convention in North America, is the line to grab beer.
6 mins
Will airlines regain altitude?
Globalization has been a boon for the airline industry, which has flourished as nations opened up to one another over the past 40 years.
4 mins
How much can we buy?
Anneliese Bischof was on a business trip in Thailand in the second week of January when conversations with Chinese colleagues about a new virus spreading across the region made her realize a major outbreak might be occurring.
3 mins
How will this change us?
People are changing their behavior fast to contend with the new coronavirus threat.
10+ mins
What do we know about the virus?
It’s quite unlikely that you will die of Covid-19.
10+ mins
Why do we need mice to develop a vaccine?
It’s a basic rule of medical research: Before you inject anything into humans, conduct experiments on animals—frequently mice—to determine whether treatments are safe and effective.
3 mins
How is the hunt for a cure going?
The deadly new coronavirus arrived by courier on Feb. 6, delivered to a windowless air-locked laboratory in a secret location on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
3 mins
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Category: Business
Language: English
Frequency: Fortnightly
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