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Coronavirus in the developing world and the flaws of pandemic bonds
The real purpose of pandemic bonds is a thinly disguised money-spinning enterprise for international capital, writes JULIAN JONES
Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, during lockdown

THE worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have so far been limited to developed or relatively developed nations. 

But as the spread of the disease continues at breakneck speed, questions have begun to emerge about the capacity of healthcare systems to cope with the outbreaks. 

The numbers are staggering and medical equipment to deal with the respiratory effects caused by the virus is in short supply, even in the most advanced countries.

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