Posted inCoronavirus Personal/Stories

How are you coping with the coronavirus outbreak?

Since this blog attracts people from many countries, I'm curious to learn how you are coping with the coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak.  Leave a comment on this post, if you like. It'd be good to know both how people in your part of the world are handling the disruption in everyday life that, likely, has been imposed by government authorities, and also how you yourself have been affected.  What disturbs you the most about what's going on? What bright spots can you find in this otherwise dark and distressing situation? All I ask is that you keep religion out of…
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Posted inCoronavirus Science

Don’t spread false information about coronavirus

Science can be trusted. Though it isn't 100% perfect, science is way better than other ways of knowing -- especially when it comes to the coronavirus, COVID-19.  I just discovered that a frequent commenter on this blog left several comments on my HinesSight blog that referenced false information from mythical "Stanford board" advice about dealing with the coronavirus.  That information has been deleted by me.  Please, COVID-19 is tough enough to fight without people spreading false information about it. Here's the truth. ---------------------------------------------- CNN) — Contrary to what some may think, not everything on social media is rooted in fact.…
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