21 April 2020

elisi: Living in interesting times is not worth it (memes will save us)


Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse – it could cause them
Historically, disease outbreaks have happened at a time of social inequality and discord

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10,000 UK coronavirus deaths: don't forget that this was preventable
Stay-at-home mantras and war talk must not distract us from holding the government to account for the nation’s grief

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Iceland finds that half its citizens with coronavirus have shown no symptoms
The island nation has tested more of its population for COVID-19 than any other country

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Things covid-19 has proven

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What it’s like to be a single parent who has coronavirus.

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And finally (because this is a rather depressing entry, sorry):

Coronavirus vaccine to be tested in UK from Thursday, government announces
Oxford University team hopes to have vaccine available for use by the autumn