Anton Black
Bio
I write about politics, society and the city where I live: London in the UK.
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This is How a Face Mask Protects from Covid-19?
Two months ago, only Asian tourists and pollution-conscious cyclists wore masks on the streets in Britain. But Covid-19 has changed that. In any queue to enter a grocery shop, you see many faces garnished with everything from re-used painters masks to coloured improvised ones.
By Anton Black4 years ago in Longevity
Covid-19: Wuhan Reopens but Risk is High
On December 31 2019, the Chinese office of the World Health Organization (WHO) heard the first news of a previously unknown virus causing multiple cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, a city in eastern China with a population of over 11 million.
By Anton Black4 years ago in Longevity
The Prince of Wales has tested positive for Covid-19
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, on Wednesday, March 25th, became the most notable public person in Britain to be confirmed as having Coronavirus, in a development that raises concerns about the threat that the virus presents to senior royals.
By Anton Black4 years ago in The Swamp
Populism should not exploit Coronavirus crisis
In the financial crisis of 2008–09, stock markets, international trade and economic growth fell by more significant margins than in the similar period of the 1929–33 Great Depression. As in the 1930s, politicians placed aside differences, coordinating national policies to save the global economy.
By Anton Black4 years ago in The Swamp