28-03-2020 16:28 via news.yahoo.com

What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival.Whether it is in Asia, Europe, Africa or the United States, there's general agreement: Health care workers, law enforcement, utility workers, food production and communications are generally exempt from lockdowns.In some U.S. states, golf, guns and ganja have been ruled essential, raising eyebrows and — in the case of
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