At the slightest provocation from COVID-19, Mongolia would — in public health terms — go apeshit. If there were zero cases, they reacted like it was a thousand. With one case, they reacted like it was ten thousand.
Given a virus that multiplies exponentially, this is exactly what you’re supposed to do. Either you’re going apeshit or the virus is. Those are the only choices, at least if you want to win.
Another thing I’ll note after talking to more people is that Mongolian people made this happen. In my country, for example, getting this level of compliance early in the epidemic would have been nearly impossible. For many reasons, Mongolian people felt responsible for each other, understood what was going on, and made this response happen.
The yellow roses bloom again. Only these and thyme and clover. Well, and the onions, always onions. White flowers, and small, but the bees are happy enough. Not all that pleasing to this human eye, that prefers strong reds and purples, but I learn to appreciate here, and now.
Just re-read Small Gods, it was particularly apt.
Red-bugge day for Zeppo, since he woke Dylan up repeatedly last night. Tire him out chasing the laser pointer. We don't bring it out every day, and there are other balls for him to chase, but the redbugge is irresistible to him. And he gets a good hard day of exercise.
Be well, do what you can.
4 comments:
I read an article yesterday that stated countries governed by women did much better with the Corona virus than countries governed by men, particularly a certain type of man, like Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsonaro.
Cat,
It's a strength to be teachable.
I can't understand why England, so far behind us in Scotland is opening up sooner....
Just keeping our heads down and staying busy
gz,
We're largely opened here, and the numbers rise. At least the rules at work are more stringent.
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