Posted on 03/13/2020 11:41:00 PM PDT by granada
LONDON — When I got off my flight from Beijing to London nearly two weeks ago, I knew what I had to do: go straight into self-quarantine.
I live in China, where a dramatic lockdown since late January has made it clear that all residents, even those well beyond the epicenter’s outbreak in Wuhan, were in the middle of a global health crisis. The boarding process in Beijing was the final reminder: two mandatory temperature checks and an electronic health statement for which I had to provide an email address and two contact phone numbers.
But as the plane approached London, a sense of unreality set in. The airline distributed a cheaply printed sheet that only advised us to call the usual National Health Service hotline if we felt ill. On arrival, there was no temperature check and no health statement — meaning that British officials would have had no easy way to track us if one of us came down with Covid-19.
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Political propaganda aside, that headline and general message is very true. We should have been more logical in our thinking and more prepared. Pride goes before a fall.
Can you list all the things you would have done differently vs what we already do for influenza?
Thx
Defending the COVID 19 makers ? Oh it figures, if it’s the New York Slimes. Why it that POS still around ?
Translation: Orange Man Bad
Living in a repressive totalitarian godless state has affected his mind.
They arrested the scientist who exposed it!!!
China or the New York Times building?
GFYS NYT
Every time I encounter a leftist I call it a dumb a$$.
I hate to tell you, but I’m probably going to steal that “sack of Mitt” phrase!
Should be in the Satire section - or maybe fantasy and sci-fi....
The American government through HHS declared warnings in JANUARY! STFU media!!!!!
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