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Turns out you can’t control or contain a highly contagious respiratory virus. To think we could was peak human arrogance.
by spookthesunset 3y ago
Turns out you can’t control or contain a highly contagious respiratory virus. To think we could was peak human arrogance.
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoSeveral countries were highly effective at controlling it, and had far lower death tolls as a consequence. These countries are very diverse in many respects, so one can't claim that they only succeeded due to some particular quirk they share in common: China, New Zealand, Australia, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, and others.
- orblivion 3y agoFWIW I'll jump on the other side and note that most of these are island nations which makes it a lot easier.
- DiogenesKynikos 3y agoChina is not an island nation.