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Sigh … more of the same. Hong Kong Total = 1026. New = Zero
Listening to Poirot, “Lord Edgware Dies”, on Radio 4 Extra. Ep 1. Lord Edgware is a cruel monster. Lady Edgware wants a divorce. Asks Poirot to help.
Here’s a thing that I’ve also mentioned before.[And]
Here in Hong Kong, the experience of SARS meant we were hyper-attuned to viruses, we kept on wearing masks -- not everyone, not everday, but seeing people with a mask was not an unusual thing -- we kept on disinfecting elevator buttons. As soon as people heard of a new virus, on went the masks, and back came the widespread disinfecting.
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Here in Hong Kong, the experience of SARS meant we were hyper-attuned to viruses, we kept on wearing masks -- not everyone, not everday, but seeing people with a mask was not an unusual thing -- we kept on disinfecting elevator buttons. As soon as people heard of a new virus, on went the masks, and back came the widespread disinfecting.
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But while swift government action, relentless tracking and well-organised testing regimes have undoubtedly played a part, increasingly observers are suggesting there is another pillar to the success of both Hong Kong and South Korea: the mindsets of their people. More …
Prof Tom Plate in Kishore Mahbubami’s most recent book “Has China Won?” About which we saw a vid in conversation with Graham Allison. Plenty of thought provoking stuff not in the usual narrative.
