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Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

Iran is "scaling back" on terrorist activities in the Middle East due to coronavirus outbreak, the Israel Defense Forces indicated on Monday. "There are countries who have gotten it way worse than us with this corona[virus] story, and as a result their activities are at a slower pace," IDF Spokesman Hidai Zilberman told reporters without naming Iran.

My inbox has been flooded with messages from almost every company I've interacted with assuring me that they have a plan on how to deal with the Wuhan Coronavirus (none of them use that name, of course). The airlines, the banks, the hotels, the domain host, the lawyers, the accountants, ... even the furniture store, all have sent me messages of reassurance. They will be there for me, they are spread out in various locations with various back up systems, and they can log in from home.

As long as I have my memory, October 9, 2009, will be a day I'll never forget. I'd fought (with OTC meds) what I thought was just the common cold for several days prior, but wasn't getting any better. So I decided to go to the doctor to see what was going on. My regular doctor was booked solid along with all the other doctors at the medical facility, but fortunately, I was able to snag an appointment with my doctor's PA-C.

With Europe now officially the epicenter of the Coronavirus pandemic, Germany has announced its decision to close its borders with France, Austria, and Switzerland starting Monday, German news agency dpa reports. The German borders will remain closed barring some exceptions. Daily commuters and movement of goods have been exempted from the closure.