Coronavirus: A view from the South

How we watched the “show” that eventually thumped us.

Photo by Josh Kahen on Unsplash

In the beginning, it felt like a show that I was watching. Images and stats of China appeared on nearly all the networks. We were only spectators. Bewildered by this wave of infection.

If I think back now, I cannot explain why we did not prepare better or at least talk more about it. It was as if it was a reality TV show and…