The Coronavirus

[David Horn]

(04-30-2020, 11:03 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(04-30-2020, 07:35 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: I note how many Asian countries had encountered the SARS and MERS epidemics had planned for future outbreaks.  The plans seemed to have worked, in spite of a few mistakes, and in contrast to Trump dismissing our planners.

Wrong.  The "ME" in MERS stands for the Middle East, which is not the same as Asia, as you may not be aware.  Most Pacific Rim countries have seen at least one change of government since SARS.

To the extent there was a benefit, it was from most of the citizens having been through it before with SARS, and acting before the governments could interfere.  Japan and Taiwan did have early restrictions on travel from China, but South Korea missed the boat on that.

Is there ever a time that you see any benefit at all from common effort?  No, this is not the success of individual effort. South Korea was a gentler version than Singapore, I grant you that, but both were collective efforts.

Do you like team sports, or are you only interested in track and field, tennis, swimming, speed skating and skiing?  Just curious.