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Anything But Coronavirus (ABC): Week One

Distance yourself from COVID-19.

Tom Williams
6 min readApr 8, 2020

It’s easy to feel like there’s nothing in the news at the moment besides the Coronavirus, and, understandably, this can be overwhelming for many people. That’s why every week I’m making a list of things to entertain you that having nothing to do with COVID-19. It includes; 5 things to listen to, 4 things to make you laugh, 3 things to read, 2 shows/movies to watch and 1 account to follow.

However, on a serious note to start off. The Coronavirus has left many groups vulnerable, and not just the ones you think. During this time, domestic abuse victims are finding it harder to get out of abusive relationship and animals are at increased risk of abandonment. Before you begin reading this article, go online and find your country’s main organisations dedicated to protecting vulnerable women and find your country’s main animal welfare organisation and give them some money if you can afford to do so.

5 Things To Listen To

  1. Podcast: The Dropout

ABC’s ‘The Dropout’ (linked here) is a six part podcast about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes — the founder of Theranos; a now defunct-business that claimed to be able to test for multiple illnesses using only the tiniest amount of blood. The company was supposed to be…

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Tom Williams
Tom Williams

Written by Tom Williams

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