The coronavirus is a phenomenon that exists such as, for example, the force of gravity. I know that there are people in Armenia and across the world who do not believe that the virus exists, but they also are able to deny that gravity exists. The latter, I assure you, will not be insulted by anyone and will continue to act flawlessly in accordance with the laws formulated by Newton and Einstein. The human body also exists objectively and each individual has a unique reaction to any illness. But when we are discussing groups of people (including ethnic groups), then the “national gene” and, for example, the shape of the skull do not matter. The behavior displayed by different groups of people depends on their culture, rules established by the people, and the stories (this word is being used in a neutral sense) that they believe in.
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Aram Abrahamyan
