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That is super interesting because I do not recall hearing about it or taking it seriously until early March 2020. It really points to how USA centric our news
by ericmcer 3y ago
That is super interesting because I do not recall hearing about it or taking it seriously until early March 2020.
It really points to how USA centric our news is that there was a global health emergency declared in January, but we were so hyper focused on the upcoming election and Trumps antics that it was barely making the news. Or it was being purposely kept under wraps? It seems like something that should have been brought front and center as soon as we heard about it.
- MattGaiser 3y agoPlenty of global health emergencies don't make it to developed countries. There are 3 ongoing such designated events right now. COVID is one. Can you name the other two?
- mooreds 3y ago> That is super interesting because I do not recall hearing about it or taking it seriously until early March 2020. I had a co-worker with family in China at the time and remember asking her about whether they were okay. But I also planned a family vacation out of the country for March 2020, which shows I didn't fully understand the ramifications.
- pixelmonkey 3y agoI have family in Italy and they were sending me e-mail warnings about the coming lock-downs in February 2020. (I just checked my GMail records to confirm.) Because by then Italy was already locking down. It was declared an emergency in Italy shortly after the WHO declaration and especially due to 2 confirmed cases found in Rome. You can read about this here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Italy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Italy