IPC: Connections
Covid-19 Pandemic 1 million cases on 2 April
Global case counts of COVID-19 quietly clicked past 1 million 2nd April afternoon on the Johns Hopkins tracking map, revealing the disease’s startling speed and reach since it emerged 4 months ago. The pandemic is afflicting countries unevenly as the US muffed its early response, while China acted with strong-armed efficiency,…
Latin American Presidential Calls to Prayer over Covid-19
Certainly our good Lord is using Covid -19 to bring great outcomes in the Latin American nations. As the epicentre of the corona virus pandemic moved from China to the USA, Europe, Latin American countries started to prepare for an outbreak. In a context of global emergency, not only the…
China: Watching Wuhan
As coronavirus ravages the world, many are now watching Wuhan slowly emerging from 2 months complete lockdown - cautiously with masks and gloves moving about. The world is now in an extraordinary and precarious situation watching what happens in Wuhan for a glimpse of what might lie in store for…
Afghanistan and Taliban begin direct prisoner swap talks
Afghanistan has begun its first face-to-face talks with the Taliban on exchanging thousands of prisoners. Details of the initial meeting in Kabul emerged on Wednesday 1 April, ahead of a planned second day of talks, as Afghans observed tight restrictions on movement because of the coronavirus pandemic. Under a US-Taliban…
