Blast From the Past – V

I am having an increasingly difficult time choosing just one “blast from the past” article to put out each Saturday. Today’s gem is from 6/27/20.

MEXICO/“PROTESTS”

Yesterday I read four different newspaper articles on how bad the present situation is with the coronavirus . . . two in my local newspaper and two in the Wall Street Journal.

 “Virus Spread Accelerates  Across U.S.”

“Colleges Spend Millions to Keep Campuses Safe”

“As Virus Surges, No Need for New State Shutdown”

“CDC: 24 Million in U.S. Possibly Infected”

To me, two things were amazing in this compilation of these four articles:

First: No where was the temporal relation between the recent protests, riots, and civil unrest mentioned or even considered as a potential reason for the recent “surge” in infections. Now, granted I am not sure if the protests, etc. are the only cause of the consequent increase in infections, but, come on, at least mention it as a possibility! I have yet to see a protest/civil unrest picture in a newspaper where all of the protesters had face masks . . . worn properly. At this point just about everyone is aware that shouting increases the viral load coming from a person’s mouth, and in just about all of the riots/civil disturbances there are multiple loudmouths with open mouths . . . very likely shouting . . . although I suppose that it is possible that these “protesters” have widely open mouths without any sound coming out! (If you believe this, I have a bridge I want to sell you!)

The other interesting observation is that the recent increases in Covid cases are predominately in young people, and, oh yeah, almost all of the protesters/rioters were mainly young people. Coincidence ? Possibly, but possibly a lot more than serendipity. 

Personally, I would think that the fact that infections are now in predominately younger people is a good thing. However, it seems that one of the present coronavirus commandments is, “Do not print anything that could possibly be interpreted as a positive thing.” Oops, I’m sorry!

Second: it is a mere coincidence that a lot of the recent “surge” is in those states that share a border with Mexico. . . . California, Arizona, Texas, for example. Again is this just coincidence, or is the increase related to infected individuals seeping north across the border. At present, Mexico is getting slammed by the virus. Here in California, Tijuana is just across the border from Chula Vista. The hospitals in Chula Vista are getting inundated with Covid cases, by far the largest numbers in San Diego County. Likewise further east, the hospital in El Centro, Ca.is constantly transferring Covid patients to hospitals in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Las Vegas. El Centro is on the U.S. side, just across the border from Mexicali, Mexico. Does anyone actually believe that the surge of Covid in Mexico is unrelated to a similar surge on the U.S. side of the border.

Since, I cannot read anymore about the “worsening situation,” if anyone in the press mentions the protests or Mexico, as causes for the the recent increase in cases, let me know.

6/27/20