Posts by Peter Saunders
The Developing World and not the West will bear the brunt of coronavirus – but acting quickly could save over 30 million lives this year
Em Português, русский With 80% of coronavirus deaths in Western Europe the focus of the world’s media has understandably been there. The UK had 260 deaths today and has had over 1,000 deaths overall. But COVID-19 is affecting 199 countries and territories around the world. Among these are 27 countries with between 3 and 40 deaths today…
Read MoreOur prayers against coronavirus are being answered in amazing ways but one essential element is still missing
Em Português Last Sunday night we lit a candle in our front window and joined hundreds of thousands of other Christians up and down the country and throughout the world to pray about the Coronavirus pandemic. We followed the #Praytoendcovid19 prayer points as follows. For God to intervene to stop the spread of the coronavirus from this day forward…
Read MoreMost European countries are on a similar coronavirus trajectory to Italy and the projected numbers of deaths world-wide are deeply sobering
Em Português One of the striking features of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the different trajectories of spread in different countries. The epidemic started in China but after 81,000 cases and just over 3,200 deaths there have been no domestically acquired cases there in the last three days. The danger now for China is for…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – What does the Bible say about epidemics? Some uncomfortable truths
Em português, français There have been many excellent prayers spoken and sermons preached on the COVID-19 pandemic in the last few weeks. They have emphasised such themes as the sovereignty of God, the frailty of man and the call for Christians not to fear but rather to be good citizens, voices of calm and agents…
Read MoreDiagnostic capacity at scale is the key to coronavirus epidemic control – the clear lesson from East Asia
Em português. How many people will die in the UK as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic? According to the scientists it will be between 20,000 and 500,000 depending very much on how we respond. A team at Imperial College has produced a paper which this week has prompted the government to embark upon a range of…
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