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🗓️ 4 May 2020
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As Nigeria tentatively lifts its lockdown today, we examine the decisions African leaders face: pandemic policies may do more harm than the pandemic itself. There’s a curious dearth of smokers among covid-19’s most severe cases; that may point to a treatment. And on its 150th anniversary, a reflection on the history and the mission of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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1:00.1 | An intriguing pattern has been spotted among the most severe cases of COVID-19. |
1:05.3 | There aren't as many smokers as you'd expect to see. |
1:08.4 | Something in tobacco smoke may be providing protection and studies into that just might |
1:13.4 | lead to treatments. |
1:15.2 | And, tonight would have been the annual gathering of A-Listers at New York's Metropolitan Museum |
1:21.2 | of Art. |
1:22.2 | The Met Gala's postponement allows time to reflect on the museum's history, its troubled |
1:26.8 | finances, and whether it serves all art lovers equally. |
1:38.2 | First up, though. |
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