Virus mutating? 40 mutations detected in Iceland, one person has two coronavirus mutations.
That’s what viruses always do, what why we never developed a long term cure or vaccine for the common cold or flu. That’s why theories like herd immunity was at best a long shot, and at worse a total waste of lives.
COVID19 could mutate to become less lethal and/or infectious like MERS and SARS, or it could just as easily go the other way. It’s a total crapshoot. That’s why containing it is paramount, else it could become the new flu and come back every year to wipe out low single digit percentages of the global population of we lock down again, or much more if the spread cannot be contained to allow medical services to give everyone who needs it intensive care.
Yes, we can and will adapt to it if we must, but I really would not want to have to live in that bleak version of our future.
China had already shown the world how to beat this virus, Europe and Asia are now adapting similar approaches even if grudgingly and slowly in the case of some, but they are all broadly on the right path.
The Epicentre and key to tackling COVID19 is fast shifting to America.
If American doesn’t get a proper grip on this crisis and sort is priorities out, the world cannot win this fight against COVID19.
America’s historic advantage of being on a continent almost to itself can no longer protect it now that the virus is Rampant in its heartlands. If it cannot contain the virus and control its spread, the rest of the world can and will shut it out until it gets the virus under control. We have no other choice. As much as cutting ourselves off from America will hurt, having to return to lockdown or remain indefinitely in lockdown waiting for America to get its act together is far worse.
The sooner Americans realise that and stop worrying about temporary stock market tumbles and start worrying about saving lives and eradicating the virus the better.