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Special Feature | COVID-19

Compendium | Lockdown Paradox

by: Jinnah Institute

In this feature, Jinnah Institute asked experts to comment on pressing socio-economic issues in the wake of the Covid19 outbreak and its implications, charting the possibilities for a new normal....
Special Feature | COVID-19

Compendium | Asia and the World After COVID

by: Jinnah Institute

How has the coronavirus pandemic transformed our societies thus far, and what new pressures will it spawn? Leadership responses have varied, as unprecedented demands on states, diplomacy and institutions create...
COVID-19

Asia and the World After COVID

by: Peter Frankopan, Parag Khanna

COVID-19 and the Future of Multilateralism Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History at Oxford University, and author of the best selling book 'The New Silk Roads'. The spread, extent...
COVID-19

Asia and the World After COVID

by: Barnett Rubin, Rajmohan Gandji

How has the coronavirus pandemic transformed our societies thus far, and what new pressures will it spawn? Leadership responses have varied, as unprecedented demands on states, diplomacy and institutions create...
COVID-19

Lockdown Paradox

by: Safiya Aftab

Social Protection and COVID-19 Introduction As of end April 2020, Pakistan has more than 16,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and over 350 deaths.1 As this human tragedy unfolds, more material...
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Lockdown Paradox

by: Asad Sayeed

Economic Dynamics and Resource Envelopes Like many other countries, Pakistan continues to debate the trade-off between lives and livelihoods in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Much of this debate,...
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Lockdown Paradox

by: Sakib Sherani

Hard Choices Only The challenge thrown up by Covid-19 to lives and livelihoods is among the most serious facing Pakistan in recent times. While the country has experienced colossal natural...
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Lockdown Paradox

by: S. Akbar Zaidi

Killing the Virus and Saving the Economy The trade-off being presented of saving lives through a lockdown to eliminate the coronavirus and killing the poor on account of the closure...
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Lockdown Paradox

by: Abid Hasan

Expand Ehsaas, Extend Lockdown Pakistan’s health crisis could explode, gravely crippling the economy and national security, if the lockdown is lifted prematurely. The whole world is grappling with the lives...
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Lockdown Paradox

by: Haris Gazdar

Analytics or Values Is there a trade-off between saving lives and saving livelihoods? Individuals make decisions about this more often than they might notice.  There are too many hazardous occupations...
Special Feature | COVID-19

Health Advisory for Pakistan During COVID-19: Reducing Transmission of COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings

by: Dr. Hasan Naveed, Professor Christopher Liu

Protecting healthcare workers and patients Advice to hospitals in Pakistan SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus, is highly efficient in person-to-person transmission, and for a relatively low infective dose. It spreads by...