COVID-19: A View from a (former) Microbiologist

Representation of COVID-19 virus, looking like it was made by a community knitting circle.

The COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak is devastating, and life-changing.  At the moment, we can have no idea whether the advice and restrictions are too little too late, or a huge overreaction … perhaps what’s more disturbing is that governments across the world seem to be so unprepared for a new virus outbreak, which was inevitable, and we’re lucky this one has a mortality rate that’s relatively low.  Hopefully we’ll be better prepared next time – because there will be a next time.

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