Nairobi, March 22 -- Covid 19, or the coronavirus if you prefer, has plunged the world into uncertainty and apprehension on a scale few of us will ever have known.
An unusually statesmanlike Prime Minister Boris Johnson struck a sober tone as the extent of the crisis became evident, declaring, "I must level with the British public: many more families are going to lose their loved ones before their time."
In fact, as I write, the UK death toll is markedly lower than those of our continental neighbours, but by the time you read this, it may well have soared into the upper reaches.
COUNTER-MEASURES
Counter-measures are being put in place, tougher in some nations than in others.
Most European countries have closed their borders and imposed...