When China sneezes the rest of the world catches a bad cold that may lead to pneumonia and sometimes to death!
Jean H Charles
By Jean H Charles – syndicated columnist.
In my commentaries, I have often mused the rest of the world will be half Chinese in the long run. With its fluid population of 1.4 billion people (1.386 as of 2017) out of 7 billion (7.53 as of 2017) in the rest of the universe, China can make a lot of mischief or it can help to solve most of this world’s problems.
With the Chinese Revolution brought about by Mao Ts Tong in 1946 followed by the corrections of Zhou En Lai and the reformer Deng Xiaoping with his practical mind and now the global leadership led by Xi JinPing through the Chinese Silk Road, China in the past seventy years and beyond will heavily influence what’s in happening in the rest of the world. The corona virus known through its scientific name of COVID19 that is sweeping all over the world is a vibrant example of the worst and the best coming from China. Continue reading
Coronavirus Pandemic & Paranoia vs Fearing, Caring & Sharing – By Yvonne Sam
Amidst the panic what message are we sending to the kids.
The news has been received—Yes, the coronavirus is here. Fear Not.
But mass panic is also here- FEAR.
As a health care professional for more than four decades, there is very little to which I have not been exposed in my profession – HIV, whooping cough, tuberculosis, shingles, measles, hepatitis, diphtheria. And with noteworthy exception of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Acute Syndrome), very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or straight-out scared. Continue reading →
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