Well, obviously I spoke too soon.
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Secondly and perhaps more importantly is the need for compassion for one another. Obviously anyone who has been put into a family emergency by this latest outbreak has grounds to be angry. But singling out and shaming individuals who end up being vectors through no fault of their own will only make things worse. We need to support each other, especially when in isolation. Otherwise people who may be vectors will be too scared to come forward and there wonSA国际影视传媒檛 be any way to stop spread.
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