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Contemporary global crises affected the writing and production of Katherine Marsh s newest middle-grade novel, inspired by her Ukrainian family history, in unexpected ways. ....
Contemporary global crises affected the writing and production of Katherine Marsh s newest middle-grade novel, inspired by her Ukrainian family history, in unexpected ways. ....
Both of southeastern Connecticut’s hospitals admitted their first COVID-19 patient on March 18, 2020 an event their doctors, nurses and staffs knew was inevitable. They didn t know much else about the coronavirus disease, which is not to say they were unprepared. “One of the big challenges was our lack of knowledge about the virus and how it behaved,” Dr. Deidre Gifford, acting commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, said Friday, reflecting on the statewide response to COVID-19. “We were learning about the disease as the pandemic played out. Guidance was evolving in real time.” At the outset, she said, there were no therapeutics, no vaccines. A lot of cases had to be managed before widespread testing was available. Personal protective equipment, or PPE, was in short supply. ....