backstories to the news

Does Chloroquin help those with corona virus?

Conspiracy theory: did China know this and not tell people about this deliberately?

this is a "Black swan" event: 

And China is busy pushing their "help" to remove their guilt in not stopping the virus because they tried to cover it up.

part of the push is China trying to stop people from using Wuhan flu to describe the disease, and pushing the idea that the US was behind the virus somehow.

here in the Philippines, there is a worry that the disease will be spread through the refugees from the Taal volcano.

here in the Philippines, there are not a lot of cases but they are already finding a problem getting supplies. The staff are overworked and the long commute due to screening travelers is not making it easier for health care workers.

Joy said that they needed a permit to deliver rice to Manila, and it only took one day for her to get it, so we might be doing a rice delivery this weekend.