Wednesday, February 12, 2020

JOHN CHUCKMAN COMMENT: A VERY UNFORTUNATE EDITORIAL IN THE INDEPENDENT ABOUT THE "REAL" CORONAVIRUS "SUPER-SPREADER"

John Chuckman


COMMENT POSTED TO AN EDITORIAL IN THE INDEPENDENT


"The real coronavirus super-spreader is the global economy"


A very poor notion to be featuring in a headline, I think.First, it might at least as accurately be said of the human need to breathe.

Second, with the international economy under serious stress and with Trump’s Appalachian Throwbacks actively attacking it, the last thing we need is that kind of headline.
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It is regrettable that The Independent has taken this tone.

There's more than a hint of International Trade Luddite there.

Readers may enjoy this recent summary analysis on the virus I've posted:

https://chuckmanwordsincomments.wordpress.com/2020/02/08/john-chuckman-comment-additional-perspective-on-chinas-coronavirus-outbreak-chinas-huge-efforts-the-virus-is-not-the-plague-it-is-not-very-lethal-rate-of-growth-already-is-slowing-ameri/