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[ad_1] As the world sees armed protesters in the United States demanding an end to “shelter-in-place” orders, read stories of shopping malls in Brazil reopening as their president joins anti-blockade protests, and hears voices of laissez-faire By calling on their governments to “ease” the restrictions as soon as possible, we …

[ad_1] Early 19th century The second cholera pandemic “People wanted the certainty of expert knowledge” There were six cholera pandemics in the 19th century. Originally from India, the disease first came to Europe in 1831 during the second pandemic, through military and commercial routes. In Britain, the disease was first …

[ad_1] Look we have it: Sheltering in place is a tremendous burden. If you are lucky, you will go crazy. The less fortunate have lost a job or are struggling with mental illness. But governments do not take this strategy lightly: the best way to prevent hospitals from overwhelming Covid-19 …

[ad_1] 11.45 a.m. BST11:45 Hannah Ellis-Petersen In India, where there are now more than 25,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, misinformation, and attacks on the living who have contracted the virus and the dead, are becoming widespread, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, reports the Guardian’s South Asian correspondent. Digging the grave was slow and …