Covid -19 and the politics of fear
What is behind people’s fear as to the Covid-19 virus that has led to so much widespread panic in Singapore? This is my view on the subject. I have no doubt that some of the factors I have listed out will explain the panic elsewhere as well. TRUST The people do not trust the PAP Government and feel that the information about...
Will the corona virus cause 150 million deaths a year?
Someone said that if the corona virus infect every one on earth and the fatality rate is 2%, it will lead to 150 million deaths, out of a world population of 7.5 billion. The reasoning is probably flawed. There is one big statistic that is not known. Of the infected people, how many will have symptoms that lead to their being...
Taiwan may offer valuable lessons on how to curb its spread
I would rather not play the blame game and support our Government’s efforts to fight this dastardly disease in the face of the explosive spread of the virus globally. However, on several fronts we have already failed miserably and we cannot cry over spilt milk; I will no doubt raise these failures at the appropriate juncture...
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