In November 2002, after a spate of very strange pneumonia-like illnesses and deaths, China discovered that a new and deadly virus had been able to jump species and had infected humans, using them as a vector for inter-human transfer. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was new and serious, and to avoid its spread, China quickly […]
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Posted inOpinion, Write On, Colorado
The way I am handling coronavirus — and I’m sure everyone else is, too — is … interesting. To say the least.
Exactly two months ago, life could not have been more normal. I woke up at 6 every morning to catch the bus to work, then I walked to class, then I went home and watched Brooklyn 99 while I ate, then I went to sleep until my alarm woke me up at 6 the next […]
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I endured the shutdown in Shanghai. As things returned to normal, I felt profound relief.
As the pandemic continues to develop and the state of Colorado grapples with its spread, those of us who are US nationals living in China have acquired a unique perspective. Having been in the country where the outbreak first took hold, we were among the first to face the dramatic effects of a nationwide lockdown. […]