Editorial
Handling the hysteria
over coronavirus Knicks at St. Anthony’s
If we are to contain the threat of coronavirus
and stay healthy, the most
important thing we can do is remain
calm, listen to the facts and act upon them.
“Truth,” as Winston Churchill once said,
“is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it.
Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort
it. But there it is.”
It’s easy to forget the truth and fall into
a world of panic. The images of masked
healthcare workers in haz-mat suits on our
televisions resemble a scene from a Hollywood
blockbuster about an uncontrollable
outbreak. It’s scary to see, but also a
necessity to communicate the seriousness
of this illness.
Coronavirus is a threat to our health —
not a media-driven “hoax,” as President
Trump irresponsibly said at a campaign
rally Friday.
The country needs a president who
can, at a moment of crisis and hysteria,
provide a sense of calm and reassurance
that everything is being done to protect the
people. Since this president isn’t completely
invested in performing those duties, then
the rest of us will have to be calm, reassuring
and truthful with each other.
Coronavirus has a mortality rate of
about 2%, which is slightly higher than
the death rate from influenza. The Centers
for Disease Control reported an estimated
29 million flu cases in the U.S. during the
2019-20 flu season, along with 280,000
hospitalizations and about 18,000 deaths.
Like the flu, health experts have stated,
people with compromised immune systems
and seniors appear to be at the highest risk
of contracting coronavirus. A lack of vigilance
puts these folks at even greater risk of
suffering the consequences of this illness.
Yet this viral threat can be stopped if
all of us step up and do our part to protect
each other, our loved ones, our friends and
ourselves.
As the New York City’s Department of
Health advises, use the same precautions
to prevent contracting the flu.
Wash your hands with soap and water.
Cough into a tissue or your sleeves. If you
feel sick, seek medical care — and stay
home until you feel better and are no longer
contagious.
Rely on us to provide you with the latest
information on the outbreak as we gather
information. You can also visit the Health
Department’s website, nyc.gov/coronavirus,
for further details.
Stay informed, keep calm and take precautions.
It really is that simple.
Publisher of The Villager, Villager Express, Chelsea Now,
Downtown Express and Manhattan Express
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Gym in 1980
FILE PHOTO BY PAUL OCCHIOGROSSO
From the March 27, 1980 issue of The Villager, members of the New
York Knicks participated in a basketball clinic at St. Anthony’s gym
on Thompson Street. The March 21, hour-long basketball clinic was
organized by the St. Anthony Youth Center and attended by over 100 students.
Members of the Knicks at the event included Assistant Coach Butch
Beard, a former player, shown in the photo demonstrating a bounce pass to
students, along with trainer Mike Saunders and rookie Larry Demic.
— Gabe Herman
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