Economics
A Glimpse of Italy’s Grim Trade-Off Between Death and Growth
- Study shows gradual reopening could limit deaths and GDP slump
- Sectors, age groups differentiation seen as viable criteria
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As Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte weighs the choice between further virus deaths and a crippling economic slump, a study of the worst-hit regions shows what the costs may be.