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1/ WASH 👏💦 YOUR 👏💦 HANDS👏💦

With coronavirus cases in nearly 50 countries, there’s never been a better time to brush up on one of the easiest ways to avoid the spread of infectious disease: being great at washing your hands: bit.ly/2PzvrSl Image
2/ Oh, and face masks? You can pass on them.

Masks are only useful if you have a respiratory infection already and want to limit the risk of spreading, or if you’re working in a hospital in direct contact with people who have respiratory illnesses.⁣ bit.ly/2PzvrSl Image
Update: The CDC is now reportedly considering updating its guidance on use of face masks. Read our latest story on the evidence surrounding face masks here: bit.ly/3ayMOeC
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1/ Israel’s government elections are next week, and the country’s democracy is in grave danger.

To understand why, we need to look back at the country's difficult politics over the course of the past few decades:
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2/ 1948: Israel issues its Declaration of Independence. The document contains deep tensions.

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3/ 1967: Israel conquers the overwhelmingly Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Since then, it’s been more than 50 years of military occupation with no end in sight. Palestinians have neither sovereignty nor the right to vote in Israel's elections. bit.ly/2vdruvU
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1/ Vox's @dylanlscott traveled to Taiwan, Australia, and the Netherlands to find out how their universal health care works.

Here are nine lessons he discovered that Americans need to learn about health care. bit.ly/2Uha2kj
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1/ In the Netherlands, a mandatory cooperative of doctors provides after-hours care for patients.

It's a microcosm of their health care: a complex machine with many moving parts, providers working in concert to deliver medical care to their patients.

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And it’s working well.
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