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The coronavirus t at causes Covid-1 is

a minute, studded wrecking ball that’s ot

eventrulyalive.Butinitsmachinelikeway,it’s

defeatingeveryefforttohaltitsspread.M re

than 100 nations had reported infecti ns

as of March 10 , and almost 4 , 000 peo le

had died, according to a Bloomberg tally.

OnMarch11,theWorldHealthOrganization

declaredtheoutbreakapandemic.

business activity, profits, and stock pri es

have plunged. N95 masks have beco e

rareandprecious,andthingsthatwereo ce

valued are in surplus—take crude oil, he

price of which plunged as spigots ope ed

inanimpromptugeopolitical knifefight.

Themostvaluablecommodity?Distan e.

There is security in the ability to stay m re

than a cough’s distance away from oth rs.

You don’t want to be a barista, a dentis ,

Cover: Photograph by Chona Kasinger