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Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatred
Read full article: Italy: Holocaust survivor's plug for vaccine sparks hatredSegre's efforts to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine as she did have triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. (Yara Nardi/pool photo via AP, file)ROME – An Italian Holocaust survivor’s attempt to encourage other older adults to receive the anti-COVID-19 vaccine has triggered a wave of anti-Semitic comments and other invective on social media. Liliana Segre, 90, received the first of the two-shot vaccine series in Milan on Thursday. She urged people who reach her age “to not be afraid and to take the vaccine.”“I’m not afraid of the vaccine, I’m afraid of the illness," Segre remarked. Segre was one of the few Italian children to survive deportation to a Nazi death camp.
Virus expands grip in many areas, as US nears 100,000 deaths
Read full article: Virus expands grip in many areas, as US nears 100,000 deathsStill, optimism over reopening economies from business shutdowns to fight the virus spurred a rally on Wall Street, even as the official U.S. death toll approached 100,000. New Zealand's Ministry of Health reported Wednesday that there were no COVID-19 patients under treatment in hospitals. Authorities were testing 3,600 employees of a local e-commerce giant, Coupang, after discovering dozens of coronavirus infections linked to workers at the companys warehouse near Seoul. Its daily death toll is approaching that of the U.S., at about 620. Brazil currently leads in daily deaths with more than 800.
Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor park facilities closed through April 5
Read full article: Ann Arbor Farmers Market, Ann Arbor park facilities closed through April 5ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Ann Arbor Farmers Market facility and city park recreational facilities will be closed through April 5. According to a news release made by the City of Ann Arbor the closure will start Saturday, March 14, and is being done to mitigate risks regarding COVD-19. A Facebook post on the Ann Arbor Farmers Market page confirms the closure. Park facility recreational events are canceled but the parks themselves are not closed. City Council and Planning Commission meetings will be held as planned but members of the public are encouraged to attend digitally through live-streamed meetings.