While the rest of the world declares peace, in Hong Kong: “City in full-on war mode’ to curb infections

 

Chief Secretary John Lee says “we are committed to saving lives above all else”. Which is life over livelihoods. When it could be life and livelihoods. With focussed protection: on the elderly and vulnerable and businesses allowed to continue. But no, not here, and about to get stricter and hence:

And so, as I mentioned the other day, people are getting cranky, even here in peaceful Discovery Bay.

And so, my question is: what do we do when (I’ll say “when” for now, though perhaps it should be “if”) we have eliminated the virus on the order of Winnie the Xi? What do we do about opening up, when the world has circulating Omicron? What then? Do we keep our crazy quarantine regime and social distancing  measures in place forever? If that’s the case, I’m outta here. Following many others. Who would’ve thought I’d be driven out by a virus rather than a tyrant.…