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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The Hay Festival Digital

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Hay Festival Digital
The HAY FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE AND ARTS is one of the foremost literary events of the year. Given the extraordinary circumstances which gripped the world during these last couple of months, the organisers decided to go digital. This is from their site:
Free live broadcasts and interactive Q&As from over 100 of the world's greatest writers and thinkers who share their insights and interrogate some of the biggest issues of our time, from Covid-19 and world health to the climate crisis and our future.
The Hay Festival Digital will run between the 22-31 of May. CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAMME.
There's also going to be a Hay Festival Programme for SCHOOLS, running between the 18-22 of May. CLICK HERE TO LOOK AT THE PROGRAMME.
You can find a lot more details about the events by going HERE.


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