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Replacing the EU Flag with the Chinese Flag in Italy In times of crisis people often find out who their friends really are.   In Northern Italy teams of doctors and equipment arrived from China, Russia and Cuba.   The citizens of a town in Italy have taken down the blue EU flag and replaced it with a red Chinese one. Some Americans on social media think it is a "photoshop job".   Where we live Chinese doctors have also arrived, along with donated ventilators and other equipment.   The Chinese flag is fluttering on many video/digital billboards. We should note that Italy sent aid to China, when Covid-19 first appeared.      In most countries treatment guidelines have been published to determine how to treat patients and how to ration the limited available medical resources.   There is nothing new in rationing medical resources, it happens every day. In terms of therapy, the note linked to below (in English), is very good.   It includes both ch...

Elvin Jail in Iran, a hotbed for Covid-19 transmission. Iran has released 70,000 prisoners on furlough, including some foreign political prisoners I was a little surprised to hear that people with neurodevelopmental disabilities are on the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) list of those at risk from the current Corona virus (Covid-19).   I can see no biological reason for this, but I can see the elevated risks for anyone living in an institution rather than at home, rather like cruise ships and prisons not being safe places to be living right now. I did check that the CDC have such a list and indeed they do: Appendix A: Underlying medical conditions that may increase the risk of serious COVID-19 for individuals of any age . • Blood disorders (e.g., sickle cell disease or on blood thinners) • Chronic kidney disease as defined by your doctor. Patient has been told to avoid or reduce the dose of medications because kidney disease, or is under treatment for kidney disease, including ...