ColumnsNotes from the Pink City

Unscientific observations from my daily walks through post-lockdown Yerevan

Last week, I started going back to the office. After 50 days of ordering groceries online, watching Tiger King with my wife, teaching my three-year-old the basics of hockey (Canadians, eh?) and anxiously following daily COVID-19 status reports—both in Armenia and around the world—I was eager to explore. I figured a regular walk to and from my empty office would pose no immediate health risk, but provide me with an impetus to exercise and concentrate on my work free from distractions of home

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Raffi Elliott

Raffi Elliott is a Canadian-Armenian political risk analyst and journalist based in Yerevan, Armenia. A former correspondent and columnist for the Armenian Weekly, his focus is socioeconomic, political, business and diplomatic issues in Armenia.

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  1. Thanks for your observations Raffi. It is clear that globally the infirm and elderly with reduced immunity are the most vulnerable to death after contracting the virus on top of their already high risk conditions. I believe the lockdowns could have been much more selective and thus more effective without the need for massive costly one size fits all approach.

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