Joanne McCarthy writes: On news headlines and why I'm not one for a cruise ship holiday

By Joanne McCarthy
February 15 2020 - 2:00pm
Trapped on a cruise with so many strangers dressed as cows and celebrities
Trapped on a cruise with so many strangers dressed as cows and celebrities

I REACHED peak coronavirus some time last week, between reports of cockroaches on Christmas Island and a quarantined coronavirus-affected woman's confirmation that, yes, she hadn't slept well the previous night in a cruise ship medical room because of a runny nose.

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