The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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Mission to explain Covid and its consequences
Richard Horton's acute analysis of the pandemic and what might come after makes his book essential reading, says THABO MILLER
COMBATTING CATASTROPHE: Richard Horton
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CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
The Covid-19 Catastrophe: What's Gone Wrong and How to Stop It Happening Again
by Richard Horton
(Polity, £12.99)
AS EDITOR of The Lancet, Richard Horton was one of the first to highlight the research coming out of China about the evolving Covid-19 pandemic and his frustration and anger at countries who ignored these early warnings has led to the publication of this book.
In it, he examines the timeline of what happened, the common themes in countries who responded well and those who responded poorly, and what a post-Covid world could look like.
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