"Could this just turn into a big nothing burger? Where the CDC cried wolf? Maybe. Or maybe not. But until we know, keep an eye or ear on the news. And keep practicing good hygiene. Remember - better to be safe than sorry."
The corona virus may travel very fast, but the truth about its origin is being released in a drip, drip, drip fashion. Seems like one of the world's least transparent governments (that be China), might have really blown the mission of this virus. Like, as with SARS, they thought by just ignoring it, it might just go away. Some reports are now saying the Chinese knew about this virus for almost a month, before blowing the whistle. And during that month, many people traveled unimpeded, to and from Wuhan. Like, traveled all over the world.
Whoa! Is this true? Is the other rumor also true, that this virus might have come out of a Chinese military lab located in Wuhan? Now, just like in the movie Contagion, this virus is on the loose. So what? Here is what. The stock market, world wide, could tank. It could tank because companies cannot get product, due to its Chinese supply chain being broken. World wide air travel could come to a crawl. Yes, it could get that bad. Isolation, containment areas, travel embargoes, and so forth.
Don't be alarmed if you start seeing masks on more and more people. Not just overseas, but also here. Why? This virus is very deadly. Not 100% deadly - far from it. The current projection is a 2% fatality factor. So if you catch it, your chances of dying are one out of fifty. The flu on the other hand, has a fatality factor much lower. Like, one out of a thousand cases being fatal. And much of that depends on age, health, and so forth.
This will be a week to watch. If this thing goes from epidemic to pandemic, our world will change for a while. Maybe a long while. In the meantime, we can all practice common sense things to do on a regular basis. Like - frequent hand washing. Coughing or sneezing into your sleeve. No spitting on the street or sidewalk. If you shake hands a lot, carry some hand sanitizer in your pocket.
Could this just turn into a big nothing burger? Where the CDC cried wolf? Maybe. Or maybe not. But until we know, keep an eye or ear on the news. And keep practicing good hygiene. Remember - better to be safe than sorry.
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