Here’s a round up of this week’s most read articles on Covid-19; from the ethics of ventilating Coronavirus patients, to the right-wing’s obsession with hydroxychloroquine as a cure, to the failure of leadership in Congress in this time of crisis. For weeks now, TNR writers have been working tirelessly from their homes to ensure we recognize the scope of this virus and consider the many ways to move forward.
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Bringing Out the Dead in New York CityMakeshift morgues and field hospitals are cropping up around the city as thousands die and tens of thousands fall ill from the coronavirus. By ISABEL CRISTO
Congress Has Abandoned the CountryLegislators have fled Washington and won’t meet again until May—a colossal, bipartisan failure of leadership in a time of crisis. By MATT FORD