Thousands of column inches on Covid-19 from the vacuous mainstream media, but they\u2019re all so busy fearmongering with death tolls, international spread, and dire economic forecasts, that no one is really out there asking the truly hard hitting questions: should I cancel my trip to France next month or not? The only advice they\u2019re giving is how to wash your hands properly. Honestly! (20 seconds? Really?? Who has the time??)<\/p>\n
The only relevant advice I\u2019ve managed to find so far appears to be \u201cit depends\u201d. These international experts are a bunch of fence sitters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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