THE QUESTION . Two elements put into perspective seem at first sight confusing. The first is the curve of the cumulative number of cases diagnosed in the world, updated daily since March by researchers from the American University Johns Hopkins. This one describes a movement certainly not linear, because the slope increases, but in any case of the most progressive.
Cumulative number of diagnosed cases of coronavirus worldwide. Johns Hopkins University.
The second element, which is surprising if we superimpose it on the first, concerns the perception of the epidemic which has been playing the roller coaster since the first day. Fear at the start of a global pandemic, which relapsed when the epidemic began to slow down in China. Then the former is reborn when the latter begins to strike Europe. The paroxysm reached in April was followed by a slow decline, but the health situation quickly deteriorated on the American continent. With deconfinement, the spirit has nevertheless rhymed with appeasement, at least in Europe. Wearing a mask is for example more
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