{"id":14184,"date":"2020-02-12T10:51:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=14184"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:51:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:51:48","slug":"a-distant-corona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=14184","title":{"rendered":"A Distant Corona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=14185\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=724%2C1086&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"724,1086\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1581497442&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14185\" width=\"383\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c.jpeg?w=724&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3088BA82-F78E-4598-8D3A-8761D3F04770_1_105_c.jpeg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back in 2003 we had the SARS scare. A few years later we had the Ebola Epidemic. Now we have the threat of the Corona Virus. Put me down as a skeptic. It will be in the headlines for a month or two and then it will be controlled or normalized. You spending any time worrying about the Corona Virus won&#8217;t effect the outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You are now free to worry about something else. You&#8217;re welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I bought the book pictured above in 2003 to illustrate the common overreaction we have to new threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in 2003 we had the SARS scare. A few years later we had the Ebola Epidemic. Now we have the threat of the Corona Virus. Put me down as a skeptic. It will be in the headlines for a month or two and then it will be controlled or normalized. 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