Good morning, it’s Paul here, with Tuesday’s SCVR. Estimated timings – mostly done by 1pm official finish time, but I’ve got nothing else planned for the afternoon, so will probably keep adding sections until about 5pm. I’m going to start with my views on the current coronavirus situation. Sorry if this is not very well-structured, but there’s so much to cover; Coronavirus thoughts It seems to me that (to mangle a phrase from Churchill) we’re not even at the end of the beginning. Coronavirus is clearly spreading internationally, and is highly contagious. Therefore, the most logical stance to take, is to assume that it’s likely to become a pandemic. Hopefully not, and there are of course other possible scenarios – e.g. that containment measures slow it down, or even gradually eradicate it, as people either recover or die (it is binary, after all). My sources in the pharmaceutical sector tell me that hopes for a vaccination, let alone cure, are premature. After all, they’ve never managed to develop a cure, or vaccine for the common cold, after trying for more than 50 years. But who knows, there must be lots of scientists working on this, and they could get…
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