The COVID-19 torch

I’m still thinking about coronavirus. For the most part, I’m thinking about how lucky I am. I live in a country that has managed to avoid the outbreaks we are seeing around the world. We’ve escaped through a combination of luck and just-in-time action. We’re a very big island separated from the rest of the world by large distances, populated mostly in cities separated by large distances. It means our physical distancing can operate between populations, not just people.

From here, I watch unfolding coronavirus events around the world, without really understanding the experience you are all going through. However, COVID-19 looks like one of those hackers hired by a tech company to …