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The return of Britain’s schools has coincided with a rise in the number of covid cases—and the testing system has proved unable to cope. The return of universities will only add to the pressure

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Britain’s covid-19 system flunked at a crucial time. What went wrong?

In India, Coronavirus Fans Religious Hatred

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, KAI SCHULTZ and SUHASINI RAJ

Indian officials are blaming an Islamic group for spreading the virus, and Muslims have been targeted in a wave of violence.


Pope Francis Says the Coronavirus Is ‘Testing Our Whole Human Family’

By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

Standing in a nearly deserted St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Sunday, the pontiff called for solidarity around the world to confront the pandemic.



Israel’s Not-So-Secret Weapon in Coronavirus Fight: The Spies of Mossad

By RONEN BERGMAN

The Israeli intelligence agency has played an outsize role in acquiring the medical gear, and knowledge, needed in the pandemic.




Hip-hop wordsmith Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought of The Roots crew, performs three new songs from quarantine in the latest Tiny Desk (Home) installment. 



Gabriel Leung
Lockdown Can’t Last Forever. Here’s How to Lift It.


We need to hit and release the brakes on physical distancing, again and again, until we safely get to immunity.


Apr 6
Paul Krugman
Will We Flunk Pandemic Economics?
Our government suffers from learned helplessness.

Apr 6



flunk

verb [ T ]

mainly US informal


UK  /flʌŋk/ US /flʌŋk/


to fail an exam or course of study:


I flunked my Biology exam.