Maybe I'm cynical, but this Corona virus thing is getting kind of boring.
Not saying that it's not real. Or that some people who have other conditions don't have reasons to be cautious, like people who are elderly or who have weak respiratory systems.
But when a person goes to the market and find that all the water or toilet tissue is sold out, that's what I pay attention to. After all one must be on the hysterical side if they let the media excite them about a virus that so far - comparatively speaking - hasn't taken near the lives that some other diseases have taken. Then there are the hucksters who sell masks on the internet at inflated prices that probably do nothing more than give others a false sense of security. Fortunately, it's not against the law to look stupid wearing a mask that has questionable value.
Not many people realize that something like 70,000 people a year succumb to flu in the U.S. Or that around a hundred years ago the flu killed 50,000,000 people world-wide. Some say it could have been twice that many because some believe that many third-world country deaths went unreported because of lack of communication at the time.
Yes, I'm profoundly sorry for those who have already lost a loved one to this disease, but I believe that our immune systems work much more efficiently when not being assaulted by hysterical media.
If one practices basis sanitation practices they'll likely be okay - in my opinion.
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