
This -- and more -- is part of our political, economic and medical divide with mixed messages coming from supposed professionals, amateurs and people who don't know what they are talking about.
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Is this panic over the coronavirus that has caused the closing of
We'll soon know, but as of Monday, 69 people had died from the disease in the
Here's a piece of news that has been buried by major media. An
Last Friday CBS reported on the number of people infected, but waited until the last sentence to say this: "The vast majority of cases are mild, and almost half of those infected have recovered."
A banner headline in red on The Drudge Report said, "150 million Americans could get infected." This while medical "experts" tell us how to avoid infection with regular handwashing, avoiding people who appear sick, not gathering with large crowds, etc.
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Are we being subjected to doublespeak when on the one hand we are told the coronavirus is nothing to be afraid of, if we take precautions, and on the other we are told to run for the hills? Is this a biblical plague or a manageable ailment? Are we facing the judgment of God, or will this, too, pass like the flu, or a cold, or other ailments from which most of us recover?
If the weather is difficult to accurately predict, why would anyone think forecasts related to a virus might be accurate and trustworthy?
I am no prophet, but just as other challenges have confronted America, we will recover from this one. The stock market will revive (it was up nearly 2,000 points last Friday) because the economy remains strong. Schools that are closed will reopen.
Last Friday at the
CEOs from Target, Walgreen's and CVS were among those also pledging cooperation. Now if only the politicians would stop fighting each other and instead unify to fight the virus.
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Cal Thomas, America's most-syndicated columnist, is the author of 10 books.