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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by austincheney on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:01PM (#22549163)
I cannot up vote this enough. I wish there were a government or social agency in place to better consider these issues.
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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by rabidrat on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:16PM (#22549364)
It would be great if we had some kind of global institution with distributed local branches whose aim was to feed the hungry, tend to the sick, and commune with the destitute.
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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by code_duck on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @08:02PM (#22552127)
It would be even more awesome if they were actually focused on that and not primarily on hoarding wealth.
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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by s_y_n_t_a_x on Thursday March 12, 2020 @02:43AM (#22554386)
Yes, and they do. Local churches in my area are always helping the community.

Even in a time like this you choose to make snide comments towards religion? Really?

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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by ohithereyou on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:38PM (#22549635)
Isn't it the aspirational goal for several churches/religious orders to do just this?
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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by smegger001 on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @07:20PM (#22551865)
that is what he was referring to.
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