Thursday, June 25, 2020

leftovers: proper corona admin, vol lxiii - i'll get corona (epidemic)

One more threat that didn't make Sunday's (very generous) cut...

I'll get corona... from an epidemic.

No doubt about it, one key factor in maintaining our public health has been the level of seriousness. When shop owners say 'no mask, no service', you know we're in The Middle Of A Real Thing.

But what happens when we downgrade the pandemic to an epidemic? Let's not rush to relax, folks, until we feel fully in charge of the situation.