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Editor's note
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The Conversation today launches a weekly international roundup of the whole network’s coronavirus news analysis and explainer articles. Each week, a health editor from one of our eight editions will bring you a carefully chosen selection of expert content relating to the latest COVID-19 developments.
The global crisis is evolving rapidly and we aim to give you the best information and advice from our unique network of academic experts. Today, we look at Italy, the country with the second highest coronavirus death rate. The government last night took the drastic step of announcing a quarantine of the entire country as the number of Italians testing positive for the virus spiralled beyond 7,000.
With only China as an example to follow on how to deal with the outbreak, has the Italian government made the right decision? Professor Martin Bull says it won’t be long before other countries will know if theirs is a “model to follow or a lesson to be learned”.
We also debunk rumours that massive doses of vitamin C might cure COVID-19, and take a look at how to stop coronavirus-related anxiety spiralling out of control.
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Clint Witchalls
Health + Medicine Editor
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Top stories
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Via Roma, Turin, northern Italy.
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Clint Witchalls, The Conversation
An effective vaccine against lies, spin and confusion.
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Martin J. Bull, University of Salford
An experiment in following China's lead while trying to respect democratic norms is causing tensions.
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Vitamin C is important for immune function.
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Peter McCaffery, University of Aberdeen
Though so-called naturopathic influencers on social media claim taking near-lethal doses of vitamin C is the cure for COVID-19, one expert says that vitamin C is unlikely to cure coronavirus.
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Arts + Culture
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Janet Dickinson, University of Oxford
Mantel's prize-winning novels put imaginary flesh on the skeletal historical record and gives us the complete picture of the Tudor courtier.
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Science + Technology
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Christian Schroeder, University of Stirling
The Earth and the Moon were long thought to be virtually identical in composition. Now we know they are not.
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Fabian Broeker, King's College London
Research suggests the impact of dating apps depends on your local dating culture – and that varies hugely around the world.
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Politics + Society
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Annabel Bligh, The Conversation
A five-part series from The Conversation's Anthill podcast exploring the world of conspiracy theories.
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Jan Eijking, University of Oxford
The science of politics became popular across Europe, alongside the rise of capitalism and empire in the 19th century.
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Kim-Marie Spence, Solent University
The government mush respect the arm's-length principle which ensures institutions like the British Museum are independent from government control.
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Education
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Liam Guilfoyle, University of Oxford
The two subject areas can cooperate to create better arguments.
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Charles Clarke, King's College London
A former education secretary says universities need to choose between being "engines for equality" or "engines of inequality".
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Kyungmee Lee, Lancaster University
Learning over the internet is not a simple replacement for face-to-face teaching.
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Environment + Energy
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Steven Griggs, De Montfort University; David Howarth, University of Essex
Persistence pays off – but unless campaigners put forward an alternative, the airports will always be able to fight back.
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David Comerford, University of Stirling
The response to coronavirus shows us that people can still work together to do the right thing.
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Rachael Helene Nolan, Western Sydney University; Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University; Brendan Choat, Western Sydney University; Rhiannon Smith, University of New England
The drought has pushed many trees to the brink, and whole stands are now dying. The ecological consequences are huge.
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