We left China for our annual Chinese New Year vacation on January 18. The plan was to spend three weeks in Cambodia. As the virus started spreading and flights to China were cancelled, we knew it was only a matter of time before our own flight on February 7 was cancelled, which indeed it was.
The US said it will cut assistance to Afghanistan by $1bn (€927m) this year and threatened more cuts could come as a breakdown in talks over forming a unity government threatened to derail a US-engineered peace deal.
Blood from recovered coronavirus victims could soon be used to treat patients who are battling the disease and even help vulnerable people avoid the illness altogether.
When a farmer looks at a quad bike he sees a utility vehicle that can help speed up the workload on the farm. When a criminal looks at a quad bike he sees potentially easy pickings that can be resold with relative ease for big money. And as the popularity of quad bikes among farmers...
So, strictly speaking this is not a lockdown. But - on the day after the Tokyo 2020 Olympics became Tokyo 2021 - we are very much headed in that very direction.
The coronavirus pandemic could have long-term implications for how we live and how the rural economy operates.
Respiratory support can mean the difference between life and death for Covid-19 patients.
