Pandemic-Related Lockdowns Stoke Political, Social Unrest As Economies Suffer Worldwide

Washington Post: Stirrings of unrest around the world could portend turmoil as economies collapse
“As more than half the people in the world hunker down under some form of enforced confinement, stirrings of political and social unrest are pointing to a new, potentially turbulent phase in the global effort to stem the coronavirus pandemic…” (Sly/Salim, 4/19).

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