CHAPTER 4: WHY DID NOBODY WARN US?
“Diseases know no boundaries. They threaten us all.” Former US President Clinton, 1996 (WP, 2020)
The truth is, we had been warned – on numerous occasions and from several different sources. I guess maybe not many people were listening in either government or business circles around the world. Very few people in the workplace today will have lived through a serious pandemic. Consequently, I believe the truth is that before the SARS-CoV-2 virus arrived, many were living in a state of ignorance or denial.
“At some point, we are likely to face another pandemic.”
George W Bush, 1 November 2005 (WP, 2020)
Long before he became US President, Barack Obama was endeavouring to raise the profile of the pandemic threat. ...
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