And tripling down, and quadrupling down. I wonder if the President, his family businesses and/or the Health Minister plan to invest in that Sinovac facility that they want to locate here. That would make it more understandable that they want to make it look like Sinovac is the greatest thing ever! If not, who would buy it?


This government will never admit they have screwed up. The Health Minister at a press conference said the President will go down in history for his great management of the pandemic. And, no, I don't think he was being sarcastic. I do think the President will go down in history, but not for that reason. Either they are the best actors ever or they truly believe they are doing a great job, even though the criticism from the medical community keeps increasing. The Medical College just withdrew from the group that advises the government due to the bad decisions being made and the fact that the Health Minister ignores any recommendations they make.


Well, I guess the President has done well for himself and his cronies. His personal fortune has increased by over US$300 million since the pandemic started. The large business groups have done well because they had the resources to shift their business model. The largest beverage manufacturer, for example, was able to quickly move into e-commerce. Obviously sales to bars and restaurants went way down due to the lockdowns, so they shifted their efforts to at home delivery. Logistics weren't a problem because they already had trucks and drivers. Most small businesses have very limited resources and would have a hard time making such a big change. They did open their platform to some smaller beer breweries and are handling the deliveries for those too. But, I wonder how much these small businesses have to pay the bigger company for the right to be on their website. I actually have some stock in the beverage company and judging by the dividends I've been getting over the last year, their new strategy is working.