A pandemic is like a war, not only because people die or because it dominates everything. Pandemics can shatter illusions of competence. Failure in managing a pandemic reveals gaps between bombast and reality. So it has been with Covid-19. The UK has had a notably bad pandemic. I fear that the decision to open up is going to prove to be more of the same.
大流行病就像一場戰爭,不僅僅是因為有人會死亡,或是因為它影響一切。大流行病可能讓人們對當局的勝任能力幻想破滅。未能控制住疫情會暴露出自吹自擂與現實之間的差距。新型冠狀病毒肺炎(COVID-19,即2019冠狀病毒病)疫情期間的情況就是如此。英國遭遇了一場特別嚴重的流行病。我擔心,重啟經濟的決定也會被證明如此。
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