JANUARY 26 — So another Chinese New Year has rolled in. But this year along with the fireworks, lion dances,The virus has, so far, infected more than 1,000 people in China killing over 40 so far.
Even if ― as is possible ― it turns out to be relatively benign with limited human to human transmission and few fatalities, there is still the matter of the next epidemic. While we see an increasing focus on man-made climate change I suspect humanity is more likely be wiped out or severely diminished, in the medium term, by a pandemic than relatively slow-moving climate change.
I mean in Singapore we could try to seal our borders ― as an island it might work but the damage to our economy would be catastrophic.
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