Factory farms (of chickens or pigs) encourage evolution of especially virulent strains of flu. They also encourage small farms to move to areas close to wildlife. They may thus have contributed to the evolution of Covid-19.

A retired Venezuelan general says he bought weapons to plan a coup using money provided to him by Guaidó, encouraged by the US. He announced this in public after the US government indicted him, along with Maduro, for alleged drug trafficking.

The UK plans to lend over a billion dollars to countries so they can buy British weapons.

*Tackle climate crisis and poverty with zeal of Covid-19 fight, scientists urge.*

The UK is going to give self-employed people (except high-income ones) 80% of their normal income. However, waiting until June could put some of them on the street.