The coronavirus epidemic reminds me of the panic about the enterovirus in 2014. It was a nasty bug that severely harmed a number of children, but it was basically a summer cold. The coronavirus is serious, but it is important to have perspective: Most common colds are caused by coronaviruses. Most people have been infected with a coronavirus at some point in their lives. What makes this unique is that COVID-19 is a "novel coronavirus" which we have not seen in humans before.
Thoughts on the coronavirus outbreak
Thoughts on the coronavirus outbreak
Thoughts on the coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus epidemic reminds me of the panic about the enterovirus in 2014. It was a nasty bug that severely harmed a number of children, but it was basically a summer cold. The coronavirus is serious, but it is important to have perspective: Most common colds are caused by coronaviruses. Most people have been infected with a coronavirus at some point in their lives. What makes this unique is that COVID-19 is a "novel coronavirus" which we have not seen in humans before.