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If the Coronavirus Could Talk Again
Q&A with COVID-19, Part II
(Part I here)
Q: We’ll make this quick again because I know you’re still busy. But I won’t go easy on you this time. Let’s get right to it. Are you done yet?
A: Whoa, Nelly! Not beating around the bush, are you? That’s cool with me. I know I’m not very well liked, despite being popular. I mean, look how much news coverage I’ve gotten! Talk about celebrity status. I know, I know, I shouldn’t boast. That’s not why I’m here.
Q: Are you sweating?
A: Are you surprised?! You put me in the hot seat! It’s not easy, you know, even after seven months of this. And to answer your first question, it’s not really up to me, is it? Can I get some water?
Q: What do you mean? You can’t just disappear?
A: Ha! Wouldn’t that be nice. You humans have spread me pretty thin. I’m exhausted. I wish I could retire, but I probably have at least another year before I can take a step back.
Q: So, the fame of going viral has gotten to you, has it? Poor you.
A: Gee, no sympathy at all, huh? Of course it has. It all happened so fast. One minute, I’m local news, and the next, I’m a household name around the world. And no one is in my corner, nor do I have a shoulder to…
