How to Protect Older People From the Coronavirus

People over 60, and especially over 80, are particularly vulnerable to severe or fatal infection. Here are some steps to reduce their risk.

I’m an epidemiologist. When I heard about Britain’s ‘herd immunity’ coronavirus plan, I thought it was satire | William Hanage | Opinion | The Guardian

You should instead look to the example of South Korea, which, through a combination of intense surveillance and social distancing, appears to have gained some semblance of control over the virus. We can learn from South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, all of which have so far done a good job mitigating the worst outcomes despite having reported cases early in the pandemic, and in the case of South Korea, suffering a substantial outbreak.

Source: I’m an epidemiologist. When I heard about Britain’s ‘herd immunity’ coronavirus plan, I thought it was satire | William Hanage | Opinion | The Guardian

100m Europeans on lockdown as countries battle coronavirus

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Further travel restrictions come into force as shops, cafes and cinemas shut down

More than 100 millions Europeans are on lockdown after Spain joined Italy in imposing a national quarantine to combat coronavirus, with a wave of further restrictions on travel and movement elsewhere in the world set to come into effect over the next 48 hours.

The number of people infected with coronavirus has grown to more than 155,000, according to the World Health Organization, with at least 5,800 deaths, including more than 400 over the past day.

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Trump ‘offers large sums’ for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine | US news | The Guardian

The German health minister Jens Spahn said that a takeover of the CureVac company by the Trump administration was “off the table”. CureVac would only develop vaccine “for the whole world”, Spahn said, “not for individual countries”.

Source: Trump ‘offers large sums’ for exclusive access to coronavirus vaccine | US news | The Guardian

Israel’s opposition head Benny Gantz wins support to form government

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Blow to Benjamin Netanyahu who appeared to come out ahead in recent election

Israeli political parties have backed the opposition leader, Benny Gantz, to form a government, in a shocking blow to Benjamin Netanyahu after he appeared to come out ahead in an election held earlier this month.

The dramatic news came as a Jerusalem court postponed the prime minister’s corruption trial due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Donald Trump ‘strongly considering full pardon’ for Michael Flynn

Traitor pardoning a traitor? Makes sense to them.

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Donald Trump is “strongly considering a full pardon” for Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his dealings with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office.

Flynn cut a deal as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian election interference and links between Trump and Moscow.

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong issues ‘red’ travel alert on the United States, Britain and Ireland and imposes quarantine measures on arrivals | South China Morning Post – AKA: IRONY

Compulsory home quarantine will apply to people who have been to Ireland, Britain and the United States in the past 14 days, government says.

Source: Coronavirus: Hong Kong issues ‘red’ travel alert on the United States, Britain and Ireland and imposes quarantine measures on arrivals | South China Morning Post

In the Shadows of Men: Ravages of Divorce – nadiaharhash

RAVAGES OF DIVORCE   How many times did I feel the ravages of divorce and its painful, flaming burns? How often have I thought that marriage under the shadow of one man is more merciful? And yet, inhaling the air of freedom is different. Feeling that I’d been freed from the prison I used to…
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