When the coronavirus first crossed over from Asia to Europe, I read nasty comments on social media and news sites. They ranged from supposedly innocent jokes about the Chinese eating habits to downright racist remarks. What it came down to: if those damn Asians wouldn’t have sold bats, porcupines, baby crocodiles or snakes in their markets, we wouldn’t have to go through this terrible health crisis*. Mind you, these were the days before we learned that the coronavirus didn’t even take off in Wuhan’s infamous wet market.
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