Tag: COVID19

  • Things are (strangely) quiet this year

    Things are (strangely) quiet this year

    Looking back over the years it seems that, around this time of year, I usually write some sort of post titled “Things are getting quiet” in Beijing. The strange thing is, although I’m writing another one this year, things have been quiet for a while. If you haven’t seen the news as of late, China…

  • The Chinese NAT test

    The Chinese NAT test

    It might come as a surprise to some but not to others, and some might even censure me for not doing this sooner, but I finally took a COVID test, also known as a nucleic acid test, or NAT for short. The result? Negative. Why did I finally go in for a test? Work told…

  • Beijing Resurgence

    Beijing Resurgence

    Well, if the first wave didn’t unseat him, maybe the second one will! Who? Trump of course! Alright, say what you will about current events but we are seeing another resurgence of THE VIRUS, that is, the Coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Over ten million people infected, half a million dead, but the fear remains…

  • March madness

    March madness

    This post has nothing to do with basketball and I’m sorry for the misleading title. It does, however, have to do with what the world is now facing: a pandemic of the Coronavirus. I recently posted an update about how things are shaping up here in Beijing. I can add to that post by now…

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