Interview - Miriam Calleja Shaw

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

Daniel Radcliffe & Friends reading Harry Potter

DANIEL RADCLIFFE, the actor who portrayed Harry Potter in the films, is leading an all-star cast of actors and celebrities in reading HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE. This is part of the HARRY POTTER AT HOME initiative launched on WIZARDING WORLD. In order to access the reading and a number of other goodies, you have to first create a WIZARDING PASSPORT and then log in. It's really not complicated. When you register you'll have to go through a test/quiz in order to be assigned to a house. (Apparently I'm a Gryffindor, in case you were wondering.)

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