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France has accepted economic destruction. Officials now just hope to keep two things working: the health system and food chain. They're working now to identify every weak link in the supply chain. If Americans aren't yet looking for those, now's the time. translate.google.com/translate?hl=e…
I can't stop feeling surprised by these headlines. I really didn't think we'd be worried about plague and famine in Paris in 2020. Oh, sure, I thought about these things in a kind of intellectual-exercise way. But for real? No, I really never worried about it.
I've genuinely worried about nuclear war. I'm even more persuaded now that the risk of blundering our way into that is *far* higher than most people think.

But I never truly worried about pandemics and starvation. I figured modern societies really had that stuff down cold.
Live and learn, I guess.
Sorry, I put the wrong link in. This should give the English version: translate.google.com/translate?hl=e… Here's the orginal: lopinion.fr/edition/econom…
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Macron: We're at war. All reforms underway to be postponed, never mind about pensions. We need to ensure democracy survives.
Says again: We're at war. We need to support the tireless medical system. We owe them. We'll get them masks, gel. They're for them, not you--they're on the front lines. Then we'll send them out to the nation. We'll get childcare for the medical staff.
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On La Poste's website, it says, "Face à la situation sanitaire inédite, La Poste se mobilise pour assurer la continuité de ses missions de service public notamment la distribution du courrier, des colis et de la presse, tout en préservant la santé de ses clients et des postiers."
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Macron is explaining: "Protect the most vulnerable first. The aged, the handicapped--they have to stay home and limit their contacts with others "to the maximum."

Second goal: gain time. Put brakes on the epidemic. Flatten the curve.
After Monday: day cares, schools, universities, will be closed. Organizing daycare for healthcare workers. Everyone else: telecommute. We're keeping public transport open, but use it as little as possible. No large gatherings.
We're going to remobilize retired health care workers. We're going to mobilize med students. If you need non-emergency medical care--forget it. Not now.

We hope within the coming months we'll have better treatments. European research cooperation will intensify.
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