The coronavirus is transmitted by droplets coming into contact with mucous membranes

We are no better prepared than we were for the great influenza pandemic of 1918 Clusters of a dozen or so deaths may get nonstop “if-it-bleeds-it-leads” press coverage. But the lack of preparedness for the really, really big threats may be met with virtual radio silence – until panic breaks out. The worst, possibly existential, [...]