I would like to take a moment at the beginning of this week’s report to express my deepest sympathies to the family of George Floyd and my solidarity with those fighting for social justice and racial equality. There’s no mask to protect us against police brutality. There’s no vaccine for Read more…
America is hurting. Protests, riots and civil unrest have erupted across the country over the death of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, at the hands of a police officer. Our nation is in pain. Our nation is angry. People demand justice, not just for Floyd, but for the Read more…
Welcome back to Week 6 in my weekly report on what I’ve read recently on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first report here, the second one here and the third here. Two weeks ago, I outlined 10 scenarios for Read more…
Welcome back to Week 5 in my weekly report on what I’ve read recently on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first report here, the second one here and the third here. Last week, I outlined 10 scenarios for colleges Read more…
Welcome back to Week 4 in my weekly report on what I’ve read this week on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first report here, the second one here and the third here. Like last week, we’ll be focusing on Read more…
Happy May! First of all, I’d like to congratulate Anderson Cooper on the birth of his son, Wyatt Morgan Cooper. Among this never-ending heartbreaking news cycle, it’s nice to have a little joy. In a strange turn of events, a tweet I posted about the baby’s birth went viral, with Read more…
Here we are. Another week as the U.S. and the world continue its fight against the coronavirus. This is the second in my weekly reports on what I’ve most recently read on the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see some possible ways going forward. You can read the first one Read more…
I hope this note finds everyone well. I wanted to use this forum to share my perspective on where we are in the Covid-19 pandemic and how I see possible ways going forward. First, a brief background on myself. At the end of January, I was caught in the middle Read more…
Update Friday, February 21, 11:20 p.m.: As of 11:32 a.m. Beijing time on February 22, 76,394 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in China, with 5,365 suspected cases and 2,348 deaths. 20,674 individuals have recovered from the virus. Much has happened since the last update and I Read more…
The last few weeks have been quite eventful as our group of students in China has been affected by the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus. This timeline summarizes the previous weeks’ worth of updates and shows how the situation unfolded.