by JC Jan
We carry within us the wonders we seek without us…(Sir Thomas Browne – Religio Medici, 1645)
John Donne, a poet, once wrote that the death of another diminishes him because he is involved in mankind. This invariably reiterates Sir Thomas Browne’s creed that there is a bit of us in all of us and this coronavirus has become a talking point for the manifestation of that fact.
When the news of this deadly virus broke out, it puts China in the eyes of the world and due to their itinerant nature, we all have reasons to be concerned. Coronavirus is a global health emergency and we cannot afford to fold our arms from a distance and watch China battle for the soul of her republic. Through genetic testing, over 74, 499 victims are now infected in China alone. In about 30 countries and territories, 76,805 cases are confirmed.
For the record, Grenada is not among the 30 countries and we are grateful for that. Though Grenada and her government do not have the resources or the capacity to fight this deadly disease and therefore not ready for such, it is interesting to note that our weather will not make life easier for the cold-loving virus. As our government is assuring us that our citizens studying in China are safe, we believe and pray that they stay so.
True to this calling of our shared humanity, the world has not pretended in their sympathy to China and other unfortunate nations that are now with this virus and are fighting to contain it. Countries like Japan have already recorded two deaths, with 731 cases. South Korea has 204 cases with one death on record. Australia now has 17 cases. The United States of America has about 27 cases. The United Kingdom has 9 cases. The list goes on.
The human response to stimuli overbears the urge to withhold, hence, we are now collectively united in the fight against the continued spread of the disease and it is at tensed times like this that the beauty of the world comes to the open despite how gloomy the situation that prompted it appears.
The issue at stake is not about “race” in the world. All we need to remember is the need to survive. It’s about humanity. With over 2,449 deaths and still counting; with over 76,805 infected and still counting, and with more cases being reported all over the world, we bow down our heads in recognition of the efforts The People’s Republic of China has been making, even as players in the medical field continue to struggle to curtail the spread of this virus.
However, the efforts of experts around the globe should not go unrecognised, especially those experts in China who are working indefatigably. Their hard work is paying off. It seems they have sighted the end to this virus. In Karachi, Pakistan, China’s Consulate General made a statement. “I have seen that according to the experts in China, they are saying the peak of the epidemic has already arrived and it will come down no matter from the epicentre and across the whole of China. This will be coming down this week and next week, and the epidemic may be over by the end of March,” said Li Bijian.
If this virus continues to spread across nations, we are bound to feel every bit of its fang because of the current global system that has reduced the world to a micro-community of humans.
Our heartfelt sincere love goes to the infected and affected persons, and to the dead, our total respect. Long live The People’s Republic of China, and long live humanity.
Do you realize that your country have abandoned and given up on the 11 Grenadian in China because they cannot afford to bring them home and the Chinese ambassador has convince Grenadians other Islands and of course Africa, they left their people there because the embrassement that the rest of the world are getting their people out of China . Look at how China is treating the sick people in their country, you think those Grenadian lives have more value than theirs, Sir please go and pray for these 11 Grenadian who are stuck there and cannot return home BUT the Grendian Government is letting in a SECOND plane of Chineses to that POOR Island, prime Minister you cannot go with the money, earth to earth, dust to dust, stop letting money cloud your vision, you may one day have to eat the bread the devil nead.
It had been reported that the Grenada government is selling passports at the Grenadian Embassy in China to the highest bidder, what a shame, even in this critical time, the Prime Minister fulling his pocket, my God when is enough, enough.
You are talking so much nonsense, what is Grenada now a regime? You think China was creating this virus For China? Or maybe for the Islands where there were able to buy leadership, the virus came out by mistake, trust me the Chinese do not have your interest at heart, The Chinese stated that black people are the only race in the world where they (Chinese) can open a business next to a black business and with the help of the black people buying from him instead of the black business which will close the business down.
Wake up, when someone comes to offer to build a stadium, ask yourself what do they want in return, China is an over populated country and are alway looking to move their people around the world where the can bribe and have those countries indebted to them, so stop with your regime statement of “Long live the republic of china” because they do not have long live you, they profess The opposite for you and our little Island.
No trust China man.