February 29, 20206 yr Case zero still unsure At present causing IMHO 3 major effects all of which are serious 1 Obviously tragic premature deaths mainly to elderly weak though not exclusively with pre existing.Some medical staff are also victims. 2 It's reached tiny San Marino the enclave micro state inside Italy we may assume its global with only Antarctica free.Transmission, containemnt, quarantine and care will be difficult in rich democracies with good PH Education let alone poor nations , prisons war zones. 3 The fear , panic, economic losses already into trillions, unlike bank/policy recessions the duration of this is very hard to predict. This may have consequences for inter alia , health care for other reasons, shortages, price hikes, rationing,queues for not just health products ,sickness or death of medical workers, disinformation , distrust of info/neighbouring states, and possibly profiling ethnic groups, ironically Chinese already targeted in Italy. The old link Venezia Persia China from Silk Rd to Sick Rd. What think you? Best advice I've received, get a giant Jatukom-mask with a cocktail vent, hunker down with a bad woman and a good book or vice versa, oh and don't believe local gossip.
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