Well, I guess one positive to the HIV epidemic was that we now have a lot more advanced science of virology.
I’d call this a superbug. We probably can expect more. We’ve had the flu in Mexico, SARS, Ebola, Novel Coronavirus. More are almost certainly on their way.
I’m actually encouraged that we are moving in the right directions. Not only has our science advanced. But politically the world seems to be more open to taking defensive measures like quarantines.
Sure, there is much room for improvement. China was slow about reporting, but not as slow as with SARS.
And China is thought to be lying now about the true scope of the spread. But doctors and nurses and others have braved repercussions by the government to report on it.
Reports on the ground, indicates China has not provided enough resources to care for people. Hospitals are full, and turning away patients with no care and no tests. But China is getting food into the major groceries.
China has taken steps to quarantine entire major cities as well as individual households.
The US even quarantined people though hesitantly at first.
The travel block-aids seem to be working. As the number of cases outside China have not grown much. There are some worrisome hot spots in other asian countries approaching 20 cases each.
I watched the documentary “Pandemic” on Netflix.
Today’s young people working in Virology are the best
And with the aid of modern computer science, results can be had almost immediately.
It’s a whole new world of scientific knowledge.