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Re: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and IETF 107 Vancouver

Carsten Bormann <cabo@tzi.org> Tue, 25 February 2020 13:59 UTC

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> These organisations are good in their neutrality but the last thing they will ever say is 'I dont know’.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22unknown%22+site:+https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/specific-groups/guidance-business-response.html says:

> … Much is unknown about how the COVID-19 spreads. Current knowledge is largely based on what is known about similar coronaviruses. …


And so on.

I don’t think we gain anything from adopting the anti-science positions (as in, talk to your yoga teacher because they are more trustworthy than the scientists are) that are so popular today.  As the other people replying on this thread have said, IETF leadership is reacting on the issue in an exemplary manner; I’m really impressed.

(Obviously, anyone of us must decide for themselves how to handle their safety, and anyone in a leadership position must decide how to lead in this situation.  And, yes: be prepared...)

Grüße, Carsten

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