It seems as though the bulk of the city has retreated to their quarters, rightfully so. At this time, it seems very poignant to avoid all public spaces. Even the bars, as I told Hemingway, but to that he punched me in the stomach, to which I asked if he had washed his hands. He hadn‘t. He is much the denier, that one. Why, he considers the virus to be just influenza. I‘m curious of his sources.