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Jan 10, 2021writermala rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Unfortunately for Ethan Lou of Toronto he was in Beijing on the Eve of Chinese New Year 2020 just as Wuhan was being locked completely to spread the Corona Virus. He had gone there to see his ailing grandfather and was very fortunate that he managed to see him before the home he was in stopped allowing visitors. After that all his plans went awry because of COVID 19. Yet, I would have to describe his experience as fortunate because he has come out with a remarkable book. His book is not only a first person account of what he encountered as he traveled through the COVID hot spots but also an in depth analysis of the geopolitical factors which have made the pandemic what it is. This book will be valid for years to come but to read it as a lived experience is all the more interesting for us.