Today is a good day to begin with
something we haven’t touched upon in a while: trivia.
As of this writing, the planet
Earth is under siege from a microscopic critter called caronavirus, more
specifically, COVID-19.
Worldwide, the number of people
affected by this virus hovers just over 500,000. That’s a lot.
But if you think that’s what this
story is about, you’re wrong. Don’t get
ahead of me, please.
We’ve been told by “experts” that
COVID-19 is little more than the common cold, not very dangerous, extremely
dangerous, can’t be treated, was product
of the White House, first discovered in Wuhan China, not from China, and is likely
to kill 150,000,000 Americans.
As a result, President Donald
Trump begged Americans not to panic; he further gathered renown scientists and
doctors to manage this pandemic because he, himself is not a doctor or
scientist.
The only good news to come out of
all this is Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr., the presumptive Democratic candidate
for president in the 2020 election, has been given a reprieve from scrutiny for
at least a few weeks.
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Suddenly, everyone is panicking,
largely the result of a carpet-bombing style of reporting by the media. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting
someone on television wearing a disdainful scowl carping about how President
Trump dropped the ball with this crisis.
Somehow, it’s President Trump’s
fault the states of California , Washington , and New
York
It is also his fault that
COVID-19 test kits aren’t available or plentiful enough. It seems as though
plenty of athletes, singers, actors and actresses, and politicians, have access
to these kits even though they aren’t suffering from any of the symptoms.
For the record, symptoms include
fever, a dry cough, aches, and difficulty breathing. These are clues to being infected by this pandemic. Unfortunately, many of
the aforementioned B-listers are only concerned about themselves, thereby
depriving genuinely sick people of the test in lieu of their own
overly-inflated egos.
Spreading this potential killer
virus is done through a means of aerosol-like transmission, which can be
coughing, sneezing, any type of exhalation, and is acquired by transferring
these droplets onto your face. Nostrils,
eyes, and mouth, should not be touched before a thorough cleansing.
Cleansing, according to experts,
can be done by vigorously washing with soap and water or 70% rubbing alcohol.
Food stuffs and door knobs, cell
phones, and elevator buttons should be sterilized as potential incubation
stations for COVID-19.
Another way to slow the spread,
it was suggested, is to avoid close contact with others, be it in stores, schools,
mass transit, or even in parks.
To demonstrate their situational
awareness and management prowess, local politicians and law enforcement are now
sidling their way to the television cameras and microphones.
In an effort to lighten the
overcrowding in schools, most schools have been dismissed for the duration of
the school year. Businesses are being
told to close, and buses and subways are being halted. People are being told to keep their distance
by at least six-feet from other people.
Or, just stay home.
In fact, Pinellas County , Florida
Hundreds have been released over
the last few days, in the name of keeping people safe. Now that’s pretty noble.
But Florida
They proudly threatened to
imprison anyone not self-quarantining.
You read that right.
The people who are walking the
street or beach can be jailed because they are more of a threat to society than
those released overcrowded prisoners.
Now who is sick?
