Why Trump should trigger NATO’s Article 5 vs. COVID-19 - by Frederick Kempe (Atlanticcouncil)
"If NATO could bend Article 5 to combat a non-state terrorist actor striking the United States, why not also to combat the Chinese-originated COVID-19, which by Friday had infected more than 28,000 individuals and killed more than 1,200 among NATO allies. Given current transatlantic divisions, there is far greater need now than after 9/11 for a symbolic gesture of unity."
Corona: Vatican allows general absolution (vaticannews)
In face of the Corona crisis, the Vatican allows priests in all affected areas to issue general absolution. And it offers coronavirus sufferers and healthcare workers the opportunity to get a complete indulgence.