![]() What is new this time is that we have to deal with a new disease on which we are still learning, that affects an unprecedented number of patients in hospitals that are on the verge of its capacities. We as doctors are very good at reproducing what we have learned from our teachers and mentors on how to treat disease A in Patient B at hospital X. The coronavirus pandemic is putting the medical and scientific communities under strain but with evidence of controlled situations in countries such as China, South Korea and Singapore. ![]() The fiction was seen as a tough narrative to criticise the worse side of society and the human condition. In the magnificent story, the only character that preserves vision is the wife of a doctor serving as the narrator, guide and protector of the community. Marc Saramago and his exceptional novel “Blindness” move us to a crude catastrophic situation where dehumanised behaviours are endured to survive.
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