Category: Coronavirus
Air Travel
Air travel in the future must address two issues, and it is very unclear how — how to protect passengers from infection while on board, and how to protect the receiving destination from potential infection by these same passengers. Even when this pandemic subsides, those two issues remain, given that future pandemics can’t be ruled out and it is indisputable that the airplane is the main method of spreading infection. The current mode of air travel is a recipe for disaster. It has to change fundamentally.
Romans and the Plague
Have been reading about the reign of Marcus Aurelius in the 2nd century AD. During his reign, the plague came to Rome from the East, brought back by Roman soldiers. It was devastating to the city. But it didn’t just go away after a year. The ominous note that I read was that it lingered for many years, and now and then came back with a vengeance.
I wonder if that’s going to be our fate as well? It’s a bit of an assumption that this virus doesn’t have staying power.
The Coronavirus Good News
The good news about this coronavirus pandemic is that the death rate is much lower than what happened in 1918/1920, and now the entire world has had its experience with trainer wheels in dealing with a pandemic, so if and when we get hit with a more virulent one, the world will already have been experienced in dealing with it — we all know exactly what needs to be done. Back in January, we were all newbies, but now we are all veterans.
“March Madness”
March madness had a different meaning this year.
Who Is In Control?
The virus is in control of the stock market…and everything else.
Filthy
Can’t wait for this pandemic to be over so we can have filthy hands again.
No Virus
Now in retirement, I take long walks for the exercise, and these days have always included the quarter mile cemetery in our town. I don’t think any of the residents there have the virus.
The Real Culprit
The real culprit in the coronavirus pandemic is the airplane.
Dead Americans
More Americans have died from this coronavirus than were killed in Vietnam. Soon, it will be twice as many.
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