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MAGRITH MENA PORTOCARRERO

Malm枚, 31st March 2020.

ELISA T. BERTUZZO

MAXIME POLLERI

SCOTT SPIVEY PROVENCIO

Invasion. Infestation. Contamination. Border closures. National lockdowns. Citizens only.

REBECCA IRONS

On Sunday 29th the clocks went forward in the UK. Whilst the Nation may have scarcely noticed the incongruous change in time a year ago (lest it fall on a working day), this time around my social media was filled with sarcastic responses as to the significance of this annual event: 鈥測ou鈥檒l have to remember to change your clock to make it to the sofa on time鈥, the memes scoffed. However, far from a mere event of bitter amusement, what can this tell us about 鈥榯ime鈥, and our relationship to it?

Conducting Fieldwork with People with Dementia Before, and (Hopefully) After the Pandemic.

CRISTINA DOUGLAS

12th March 2020

CATHERINE BORRA

FRANCESCO DIODATI

In the last post, I wrote about the effects of the COVID-19 emergency on elderly care in Italy and the new ethical challenges that emerged in one of the most aged countries in the world under the current crisis. I discussed how the main issue has become how to balance the risk of contagion with the rights of care workers and the demands of care and assistance, which concern not only sick elderly people but also their 驶family carers始.

FRANCESCO DIODATI

LORRAN LIMA

The first case of COVID-19 in Brazil was registered on February 24th, 2020. A 61-year-old businessman living in the state of S茫o Paulo was infected after traveling to Italy. On March 16th, the first COVID-19 death, a 62-year-old man, was also registered in the state of S茫o Paulo. The updated the data for COVID-19: This Wednesday (25th), Brazil records 2,433 confirmed cases of Coronavirus. So far, there are 57 deaths.

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