ONE YEAR AGO: “The situation in Wuhan is unusual, and we are not sure about the reasons behind the outbreak yet,” said Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee said after an urgent night-time meeting with officials and experts on New Year’s Eve. “Since we are now in the holiday season, and Hong Kong has close transport ties with Wuhan, we must stay alert.”
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Only in 2020: Santa dying from COVID-19!
Only in 2020! A British ad depicts Santa dying of COVID-19
Continue readingThe other pandemic: Suicide
Japan has real time numbers showing high suicide numbers. What will happen in the rest of the world?
Continue readingCOVID-19 and the long hauler hell
A strange subset of people are emerging.. losing hair, losing teeth. About 5% or so of those who get COVID not only don’t recover, but instead carry strange symptoms for the “long haul.” With the virus being new, it is difficult to tell just how long the “long haul” will be for this subset of those afflicted.
Continue readingThe vaccine challenge: “If this proves to work, people are going to have to toughen up”
The COVID-19 vaccine may be a tough sell..
Continue readingThe perpetual Groundhog Day
So many days in 2020 felt like a routine but mundane nightmare. Moments of the day occurred when it felt dreamlike, but one where a pinch did not wake you from the dreadful impact of the coronavirus.
So it is only appropriate that 2021’s Groundhog Day is already being affected
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