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The Coronavirus Precautions Are Not a Liberal Media Hoax
Five Stories That Will Share the Dangers of Covid-19
Like most of my friends and relatives, I am carefully following the unfolding events related to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Although I don’t think of myself as someone who panics, I have put aside extra medicine and food in case I need to be at home for two or more weeks. I am now using disinfecting soaps and wipes that I haven’t used for years. I wash the doorknobs and chair backs a couple of times a week. I wash my hands far more than usual. I’ve begun to enjoy making up new lyrics to Happy Birthday as my grandkids wash their hands.
But as I look at social media, I am struck by the number of people, (mostly conservative) who are claiming that our precautions are a huge overreaction. They blame our worries on the “liberal media”.
Some of them boast about how brave they are. “I still shake hands with every customer,” they claim. “I am still going out to meetings and parties and concerts. I refuse to let my life be changed by this stupid sickness. It’s no worse than the flu!”
Well, I disagree. And here are five stories that show why I do.
