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.
100m Europeans on lockdown as countries battle coronavirus

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.
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

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.
Donald Trump ‘strongly considering full pardon’ for Michael Flynn
Traitor pardoning a traitor? Makes sense to them.

- President tweets support for first national security adviser
- Opinion: Trump’s use of clemency undermines the rule of law
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.
Coronavirus risk rises with protective gear shortages – Los Angeles Times
Healthcare workers say they are at greater risk of the coronavirus because of a switch to less safe face masks
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-15/amid-protective-gear-shortages-healthcare-workers-risk-becoming-part-of-the-problem
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.
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…
— Read on nadiaharhash.com/2020/03/15/in-the-shadows-of-men-ravages-of-divorce/
Which surfaces are spreading Covid-19?

Coronavirus germs exist on surfaces we touch every day according to experts.
‘He’s an idiot’: critics say Trump has failed the US in this test of reassurance | World news | The Guardian
Perhaps Trump’s greatest blunder was turning down the offer of a German-made diagnostic test approved by the World Health Organization and taken up by many countries. The US government’s own painfully slow progress led to a nationwide shortage of test kits at the most critical moment. It was reported that just 11,000 tests have been conducted in America so far, whereas South Korea is carrying out 10,000 tests per day.
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