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Coronavirus: State surveillance 'a price worth paying'Coronavirus: State surveillance 'a price worth paying'24 April 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesA major increase in state surveillance is a "price worth paying" to beat Covid-19, a UK think tank says.The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), founded by the former prime minister, says it could offer an "escape route" from the crisis.In a report, the Institute argues the public must accept a level of intrusion that would normally "be out of the question in liberal democracies".The rollout of contact-tracing apps has provoked a global debate.The paper argues all governments must choose one of three undesirable outcomes: an overwhelmed health system, economic shutdown, or increased surveillance. "Compared to the alternatives, leaning in to the aggressive use of the technology to help stop the spread of Covid-19... is a reasonable proposition,"…