Voices

“We will have to return to social distancing if we fail.”

Park Neung-hoo, South Korean health minister, saying that after the recent spike in new novel coronavirus infections, South Korea may be forced to reimpose an all-out social distancing campaign if the country sees more than 50 new cases for at least seven consecutive days, quoted by AFP on Thursday.

“We’re living in a moment when national sentimentality and displays of compassion are muted because the government doesn’t conceive itself as a first responder.”

Lauren Berlant, University of Chicago professor,

commenting on the tally of novel coronavirus deaths in the US, which has surpassed 100,000, quoted by The Washington Post on Thursday.