i have some concerns. i just heard something about morgues and funeral parlors in china...WHAT? if you have an epidemic you don't have the luxury of a funeral parlor. What do they think is going to happen? Do you want bodies decomposing? Do you want people assembling? No. Do what needs to be done and do it immediately and that includes people who died of something else..assume they have been exposed.

I think it is past time in us to start taking universal precautions, under the assumption that sooner or later we will have an epidemic to contend with. Quit shaking hands, especially in church. I never like that. We can bow or something. Spread yourselves out. One thing I see in China videos is they seem to crowd together even when there is space. Probably a cultural thing. I am in Scandi land so we don't tend to cuddle together much. I will research steam cleaning and ultraviolet machines. Not sure they work on viruses. There are essential oils that do work. When you give christmas presents etc...give stuff that people would like to have on hand for various eventualities. If you are near a viral epidemic, wear glasses, or goggles if you can, and protect your ears.

Public transportation is a nightmare. I want to fumigate myself after using it. Insist that new buses and trains not have cloth cushions. How can you clean them? Or people take wipes and clean them themselves with only the mildest soap and water of course. Think about pets on public transportation...

lots to think about. i don't think us will be hit much, but sooner or later we will. we also have to deal with the homeless population. no way to wash, no bathrooms etc. not good. and various epidemics are starting up there.