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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Mondays with Michelle Obama

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Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama will every Monday be reading one of her favourite children's books. This is part of Penguin Random House initiative 'Read together, Be together'. There are going to be four readings in all:

April 20, 06:00pm  -  THE GRUFFALO by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler
April 27, 06:00pm  -  THERE’S A DRAGON IN YOUR BOOK by Tom Fletcher and Greg Abbott
May 4, 06:00pm  -  MISS MAPLE’S SEEDS by Eliza Wheeler
May 11, 06:00pm  -  THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle

Read more about the events HERE, where you can also find resources related to the above books.
You can view the readings either on FACEBOOK or on YOUTUBE.

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