Editor’s Picks: April 6th 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/02/covid-19-presents-stark-choices-between-life-death-and-the-economy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">covid-19</a> presents grim choices between life, death and, ultimately, the economy (11:02), <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2020/04/02/lockdowns-in-asia-have-sparked-a-stampede-home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lockdowns in Asia</a> have sparked a stampede home (17:52) And, <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2020/04/04/formula-1-comes-up-with-a-breathing-machine-for-covid-19-patients" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Formula 1</a> comes up with a breathing machine for covid-19 patients.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register <a href="https://my.economist.com/user#newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. For more coverage, see our coronavirus <a href="https://www.economist.com/news/2020/03/11/the-economists-coverage-of-the-coronavirus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hub</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>