LETTER: Lethal virus shows it’s time for change
With lifestyle diseases adding to the risk posed by Covid-19, what we eat should become more important
08 April 2020 - 18:23
The worldwide travel industry is huge. Plane makers, airlines, hotels, travel agents and millions of people make up a business worth billions. They are also the main reason lethal viruses get from one side of the world to the other within 24 hours.
We all love our travel, but is being squashed inside a flying cigar tube breathing the same air as 300 others sensible at the best of times? There have been three major epidemics since 2000, all spread around the world as fast as the airlines can get there. Maybe it is time to stop and think how we do things...
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