coronavirus
COVID-19 is terrifying — as a weapon of political propaganda
The president delivered an address last night about the Wuhan flu, aka novel coronavirus, aka (if you want to sound…
Trump cannot defeat a virus
There are no atheists in foxholes, and no libertarians in a pandemic. As the spread of the COVID-19 virus in…
Why has coronavirus not closed parliament?
Why hasn’t parliament been closed after Health minister Nadine Dorries contracted coronavirus? Why isn’t the government demanding the cancellation of…
Coronavirus’s first victim? Money
The first victim of war, they say, is truth. The first victim of coronavirus, by contrast, is fiscal discipline. Yesterday,…
The corona stimulus shows we've learned the lessons of the crash
The Bank of England hasn’t wasted time getting in front of the coronavirus, and its actions this morning show how…
Market hysteria is not all down to coronavirus
Is this really about a virus? Oil has plunged 30 percent, the S&P Index seven percent. What is happening on…
Donald Trump’s ‘hunch’ about coronavirus is likely correct
Donald Trump is in the soup again, this time for appearing to reject the World Health Organisation’s estimate for the death…
Nick Robinson: Am I a superspreader?
‘Aren’t you meant to be in quarantine?’ the man in the cloakroom queue asks. I sense that his enquiry is…
Italians believe the coronavirus outbreak shows their superiority
During times of contagion, you begin to understand why fascist salutes were once so popular. The foot-tap is replacing the…
My night in A&E left me worried about the NHS’s coronavirus response
I wish I shared the Prime Minister’s confidence about the ability of the NHS to cope with coronavirus. ‘I have…
Portrait of the week: Coronavirus plans, Boris’s baby and Priti Patel under fire
Home After a Cobra emergency meeting about the coronavirus Covid-19, when the number of cases in the United Kingdom had…
A meditation on death
Gstaad I shoulda been a weatherman: no sooner had I announced snow to be a Gstaad rarity than it…
A guide to coronavirus hoarding
We have now got past the absurd stage of glaring in a reproachful manner at Chinese people on the tube.…
Coronavirus is Bernie Sanders’s running mate
Donald Trump claimed his response to the coronavirus could ‘help, not hurt’ him in the 2020 election, but Cockburn suspects…
Beware the super-spreaders of coronavirus conspiracy theories
When a new virus is discovered, conspiracy theories often spread faster than the disease. I’ve been following the debate in…
Could coronavirus really trigger the next crash?
It’s a bloodbath in the markets, but by how much could the real, global economy be affected by the coronavirus…
Portrait of the week: Weinstein convicted, Harry and Meghan answer back, and coronavirus spreads in Europe
Home The government told Britons returning from 11 quarantined towns in northern Italy to isolate themselves, for fear of spreading…
Coronavirus is a chance to buy cheaper – but it comes with a health warning
If anything, stock markets have been slow to respond to the spreading coronavirus outbreak. Stories of Chinese supply interruptions, from…
The most dangerous thing about coronavirus is the hysteria
The most dangerous thing about coronavirus is the hysteria
Is it possible to have a touch of coronavirus?
Nice of the NHS to send an advisory text about coronavirus, because I was wondering. Is it possible to have…
What do elbows have to do with fighting coronavirus?
Before the Covid-19 scare I never thought that one particular Spanish proverb would come in useful. It goes: ‘Los ojos…
Donald Trump vs corona hysteria
I like to keep a couple of books within easy reach of my desk to remind myself what sort of…
Coronavirus could be ‘black swan event’ that costs Trump the presidency
Donald Trump is, as we know, a noted germophobe. It would be richly ironic, then, if he missed out on…
How coronavirus can save Hong Kong
The coronavirus has enforced a hiatus in Hong Kong’s widespread political unrest with worries about transmission stalling protests. Dissatisfaction with…
Portrait of the week: Cabinet reshuffle, another royal divorce and coronavirus hits iPhones
Home The Budget, still scheduled for 11 March, had to be rewritten after Rishi Sunak was made Chancellor of the…
