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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Postcard From Slovakia

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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Postcard From Mexico

My partner calls it “not-lockdown”, because it’s everything but. Freedom of movement is enshrined in the Mexican Constitution, and the...

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A Postcard from Albuquerque

by Kaatje van der Gaarden Albuquerque Mayor Keller, like most politicians, is mistaken. In emails to his denizens, he declares...

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A Postcard from Singapore

In Singapore, the only thing that matters is our safety, not our lives. Despite a tiny number of deaths amongst...

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A Postcard from Belarus

My European pandemic experience has been a tale of two vastly contrasting cities and countries. In early March, I flew...

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Postcard 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....

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A 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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