Interview - Miriam Calleja Shaw

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You have recently published a book called COVID-19and the Virus that Shook the World . It provides a sobering look at virus infections and pandemics, with particular emphasis on the COVID-19 strain. Presently, the cases have diminished in Europe but the spread has moved elsewhere. However, how safe is ‘safe’ at the moment? With the way things are evolving with the ’new’ coronavirus, it’s very difficult to answer this question. The WHO just last weekend warned that the worst may be yet to come. We are certainly witnessing an atrocious amount of deaths and illness in the US. We don’t yet know with certainty which factors are affecting the progression of the pandemic. Indeed we don’t even know about all the symptoms that appear with COVID-19 infection. The relative ‘safety’ is different for everyone, depending on the state of their immunity and certain other factors. For a person with average health who isn’t too old, the danger of getting severely ill may be low – but we need to
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EXPLORE is a webcam portal documenting different species of animals in the wild, in conservatories or animal shelters. There are dozens of webcams to choose from, categorised by species or habitat. This is what they say on their website:

 [Our Mission is to] champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning.

 Wow. Now that's what I call a mission statement. For those of you who might think that watching webcams of animals in the wild is like watching grass grow, well, maybe. But only till you get hooked on one of the cams. Then, all of a sudden, that grass becomes mighty interesting.

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