Hi @joanstewart
Thank you for your comment. Appreciate.
I've learned that some people think this issue is blown out of proportion. I believe that media and goverments has been doing everything they can to make it all look smaller. Time will tell.
One thing that is already clear is the fact, that almost entire china is being put on hold. Already few weeks with almost no pollution (and it has been one of the largest contributor in entire global polution). And it may continue much longer. So some consequences surely are to be expected and I wonder what will be the impact on global climate.
other viruses have killed many more people including flu and common cold
One difference is , that there is no other viruses that cannot be detected until it's already way to late. Just few weeks ago people were saying that noone should worry, because SARS killed more than coronavirus. Now we're still comparing it to flu or common cold. Within one month from now we can witness 2 scenarios:
a) problem somehow has been solved
b) amount of infected and carriers within europe alone will exceed what we're already seeing in China.
Either way - economic collapse is on our way. And climate may chance as well. That's at least how I see it. Perhaps I'm taking it seriously because I lived in Asia for 11 years, so I've been following this issue right from the start.
ps. thanks for tipu :)
Yours
Piotr
Movement of people has escalated over the last 30 years, keeping a virus restricted to any one region today is impossible.
Wash hands continuously is best advice being given, avoid crowds where possible, keep basic hygiene first and foremost, teach the children!