I know that Corona Virus exists in bats and that it was first discovered in the 1960’s. Bats thankfully are still with us 50 years later, they have probably lived with the virus for millions of years. Humans suffer from about 160,000 different viruses, whereas there are an estimated 6.4 million in the animal kingdom. I know we can’t catch the virus directly from bats, that there must have been an intermediate host such as a pangolin which is a scaly anteater. More importantly I know that a Chinese viral research unit exists only 300 metres from ground zero of the virus outbreak, where work was being done on the viruses bats carry. But I can’t help you with any of this virus knowledge that I’ve researched.
No, you don’t rely upon me for my general knowledge. I’m relied upon for my investment knowledge. So has my thinking changed since I last blogged a week ago? What did I say?
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