Covid-19 and Internation Trade

  Cold smoking isn't for everyone. To do so safely, it calls for precision and patience, and you have to be prepared to invest time and money ensuring you have the correct setup. If you are still keen to give cold smoking a try, here are some safety tips. 1) Make sure you follow expert recipes While your neighbor down the road may swear he is a cold smoking expert, in this situation his word really isn’t enough, as the health of your family and friends is at stake. The good news is, there are bona fide experts out there who are prepared to share their expertise. For charcuterie and sausage, this book is a great resource. 2) Source the highest quality meat or fish from a local butcher or fishmonger We have already discussed the risks to your health if the fish you smoke has been infected with parasites, like a tapeworm. Find a fishmonger you trust, who knows the signs of parasitic infection in the fish flesh, and can tell you where the fish has been sourced. The same principles appl...

GENEVA (REUTERS) - The coronavirus pandemic is “far from over” and is still disrupting normal health services, especially life-saving immunisation for children in the poorest countries, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday (April 27). The United Nations agency is concerned about rising numbers of cases and deaths in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and some Asian countries, even as the numbers flatten or decline in some wealthier nations. “We have a long road ahead of us and a lot of work to do,” WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference in Geneva, adding that a second wave of infections could be prevented with the right actions. Dr Tedros expressed concern that the health of children was being threatened by the impact of the coronavirus emergency on vaccination programmes for other diseases. “Children may be at relatively low risk from severe disease and death from Covid-19 – the respiratory illness caused by the nove...