The veneer of civilization is paper-thin and easily torn. Most people don’t realize how fragile it is. But they’re going to learn that lesson, I’m afraid...
...major reason why economies around the world will have difficulty restarting is because the world economy was in very poor shape before COVID-19 hit...
State media brags: “Epidemic has not had an impact on its deployment and operations, showingthe PLA can dispatch troops stationed anywhere at any time, with the troops always maintaining vigorous combat capabilities.”
...the memo said that “clustered cases suggest that human-to-human transmission is possible"...some epidemiologists who spoke with the AP said that immediate action could have prevented as many as two-thirds of infections.
China's latest military drills near Taiwan touted by state media as "evidence the People's Liberation Army Navy has done a much better job controlling coronavirus than the US Navy."