Posts Tagged: coronavirus

  • Picture of young man with chopsticks—headline life during the pandemic

    WORD OF THE YEAR 2020—LIFE DURING THE PANDEMIC

    There is nothing really new to say about the unusual year of 2020 but we can review the way the events affected our vocabulary. In my previous post I looked at the pandemic itself. In this post, I look at the main words that came into being as a result of the way it changed […]

  • The Ruby Princess has been the focus of intense criticism since its 2,700 passengers were allowed to freely disembark in Sydney on 19 March, despite passengers on board showing signs of respiratory illnesses, and some being transported to hospital with Covid-19 like symptoms.

    Quarantine for 40 days

    Cities have been quarantining suspected sick people to protect the majority from pandemics as a public health measure throughout history. The Bible’s Old testament Book of Leviticus (written between 3,000 to 2,500 years ago) includes the Law Concerning Leprosy. The law (Leviticus 13) describes how the priest should assess suspected lepers and then isolate them […]

  • Cartoon coronavirus showing them as cells wearing crowns.

    Why is it called a coronavirus?

    Musing about coronas I am settling into social isolation along with the rest of Australia and the world. I am lucky to have had work to keep me busy. But now it is Friday afternoon I can put my feet up with a cigar and a beer and watch the sun set while musing on […]