It's Monday, the 6th of April 2020. I'm Lane Green, the economist's language columnist.

Welcome to Editors' Picks, where you'll hear three highlights from this week's edition

of the paper. They're read aloud so you can listen on the go.

Our cover story looks at the grim choices presented by COVID-19, between life, death, and ultimately

the economy. The governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has declared that he will not put

a dollar figure on human life. But while it sounds hard-hearted, leaders will need some

way of thinking systematically about these trade-offs, if they are to see their way through

the harrowing months to come.

Next, lockdowns in Asia have caused much work in factories, construction, and the service

sector to grind to a halt. Many migrant workers have had little choice but to return home,

but mass migration brings its own risks.

And finally, a Formula 1 team has come up with a breathing machine for COVID-19 patients.

Racing car engineers are applying their expertise to save lives.

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First up, COVID-19 presents grim choices between life, death, and ultimately the economy.

The trade-offs required by the pandemic will only get harder.

Imagine having two critically ill patients, but just one ventilator. That is the choice

which could confront hospital staff in New York, Paris, and London in the coming weeks,

just as it has in Lombardy and Madrid. Triage demands agonizing decisions. Medics have

to say who will be treated and who must go without, who might live, and who will probably

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