De: Nikkei Asian Review
Date: vie., 3 abr. 2020
Subject: "WE'RE NOT GOING BACK TO WHERE WE WERE" 04-03-2020

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	Editor-in-chief's picks April 3, 2020

	"WE'RE NOT GOING BACK To  WHERE WE WERE" In my newsletter a year ago, I wrote that T.S. Eliot  was wrong when he called April the "cruelest month. " But I realize now that it is me who was mistaken.  Yes, this April is cruel and could be the cruelest month. Our cover story this week is on COVID-19 and its  paralysis of a world economy that had taken  never-ending globalization for granted.  The Nikkei Asian Review started covering the  crisis on Jan. 3, with the first story running under the headline "Asia on alert over mysterious virus  outbreak in China." In the story, we quoted the Wuhan Municipal  Health Commission as saying that initial lab  tests showed "no apparent human-to-human   transmission" and that no medical staff  were infected. Seventeen days later,  Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first public  comments on the epidemic. Three days after that,  on Jan. 23, the city of Wuhan was locked down. Who could have imagined that three months  later, this "mysterious virus" would go on to  infect 1 million people across the globe and   claim some 50,000 lives? Those first three weeks  of January could have seen a far wiser response  from the international community had the Chinese authorities been quick to warn the world. This is our third cover story related to the coronavirus  crisis. The first, titled "Outbreak," came out on  Jan. 29, and the second one, "The train will stop at  Wuhan for you," was published on March 18.   I wrote in my March 20 letter to you, the job  of a journalist is akin to that of a chronicler.  We have a responsibility toward future generations  to accurately record what happened during this crisis affecting all of humanity. Among our stories related to the epidemic,  those about preventive methods and remedies  seem to generate the most interest among readers.  Those include pieces on potentially effective drugs like Avigan and best  practices by governments across Asia. And we are  constantly updating these stories. The governments of Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea and the city of Shanghai have better track records  than most in terms of containing the spread of the virus. Read about how they are tackling the crisis. Please visit our website frequently for the latest updates and information that can help you  protect yourselves. Stay safe and have a good weekend. Shigesaburo Okumura Editor-in-chief, Nikkei Asian Review
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