PERSPECTIVES → SECOND THOUGHTS Issue 808 · April 29, 2020

Who’s Bored? 

Pesach has long passed, but the coronavirus has not. Here is that pre-Pesach moment, frozen in time

Who’s Bored? 

 

Just a few weeks ago, as Pesach approached amid a worldwide pandemic, I heard people complaining of boredom — which led me to record my own pre-Pesach thoughts. Pesach has long passed, but the coronavirus has not. Here is that pre-Pesach moment, frozen in time.

 Bored in isolation? How can one be bored?

First they tell us to wash with soap and water for 20 seconds in cold water. Then they say to use hot water.

First they tell us to wash and sanitize any time we touch a surface like railings, elevator buttons, keys, doors, faucets, switches, keyboards. Then the World Health Organization suggests washing for 20 seconds every hour even when at home and have touched nothing. Then the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells us that it’s not necessary to wear face masks, but the great Korean specialist on coronavirus claims that it’s best to wear a face mask just to be sure.

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