Coronavirus and Value Systems
Why has there been such a sharp difference in the impact of coronavirus between East and West? From everything I’ve read, it seems like the root cause lies in the value systems of the two sides. Ironically, the very values and beliefs that served the West so well have now become an albatross around their necks. Definitions, Definitions : Take the basic question asked from early on, “Is coronavirus airborne or not?”. Believe it or not, the word “airborne” has a very different definition than what the layman thinks! Ed Yong explains : “When people are infected with respiratory viruses, they emit viral particles whenever they talk, breathe, cough, or sneeze. These particles are encased in globs of mucus, saliva, and water. Bigger globs fall faster than they evaporate, so they splash down nearby—these are traditionally called “ droplets .” Smaller globs evaporate faster than they fall, leaving dried-out viruses that linger in the air and drift farther afield—these are called “...