Categories for Around the World in Eighty Lockdowns
A Postcard From Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe entered lockdown on March 30th, shortly after South Africa had done so, and along similar lines. Many were left...
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by Graham Strouts With the final stage of Slovakia’s easing of lockdown restrictions complete a couple of weeks ago, the...
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My partner calls it “not-lockdown”, because it’s everything but. Freedom of movement is enshrined in the Mexican Constitution, and the...
Read moreA Postcard from Albuquerque
by Kaatje van der Gaarden Albuquerque Mayor Keller, like most politicians, is mistaken. In emails to his denizens, he declares...
Read moreA Postcard from Singapore
In Singapore, the only thing that matters is our safety, not our lives. Despite a tiny number of deaths amongst...
Read moreA Postcard from Belarus
My European pandemic experience has been a tale of two vastly contrasting cities and countries. In early March, I flew...
Read morePostcard from Sri Lanka
by Omar Khan Sri Lanka opted to throw nuance to the wind and go for an outright 24/7 multi-month curfew....
Read moreA Postcard From Spain
by Thomas Andopelo Here in Spain, a full seven weeks of house-arrest has now “relaxed” into a British version of...
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