In this week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein and Freddy Deknatel talk about global efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. They also discuss how governments’ responses have highlighted the tensions between political narratives and medical expertise in addressing the crisis.

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