Good morning. Some quick Saturday waffle from Ireland, where last night the government introduced much more restrictive measures to try and slow down the spread of Covid-19. They are similar to ones in other countries, like Spain. My daughter is in Barcelona, and can only leave her apartment to go to the supermarket and get food. She's going a bit stir crazy if last night's WhatsApp call is anything to go by, and that's something I think many people reading this are going to have to face in the coming weeks and months. It feels inevitable that the UK will have to follow suit, and I don't have any idea how this is going to play out in the US where the response to the virus has been so bad...
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