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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Taika and The Giant Peach - Free Reading

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James and the Giant Peach: The Scented Peach Edition: Dahl, Roald ...Film director, actor and comedian TAIKA WAITITI, of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and What we do in the Shadows (2014) fame, is hosting a reading of Roald Dahl's popular book JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Mr Waititi roped in an asterism of celebrities, from the Hemsworth brothers to Meryl Streep, from Lupita Nyong'o to Ryan Reynolds, and many, many more. This is an intiative to help raise funds for the Partners in Health. Below is the trailer. You can watch episodes 1 and 2 on Roald Dahl HQ's YOUTUBE CHANNEL.


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