The Covid Pandemic May Be Making Other Diseases Worse

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Hi, it’s Jason, Bloomberg’s global biosecurity correspondent in Melbourne.

If I didn’t have enough to report on with Covid-19, a succession of strange diseases and viral outbreaks have kept me busy these past four months. They’ve also raised important questions about how the pandemic has affected our vulnerability to infection. But before I get into that, a look at other news...