That might be just that it’s not really “news worthy” from media’s perspective.
Essentially, the media is not interested to engage in journalism on COVID-19 but mostly acts as stenographers for authorities and as a result has declining readership in a time where there’s a very important topic that people want to know about.
But I’ve not heard anything about updates to building code in that regard.
Updating building codes takes years to have effects and is thus not something that’s pushed for right now. Writing good building codes also isn’t easy because we likely want innovation in the field and building codes can easily block new innovation.
Ideally, we should have after the pandemic a discussion about: How do we get rid of flu, what actions can we take everywhere to reduce transmission? That would create a system that’s likely also effective at reducing other pandemic risk.
Essentially, the media is not interested to engage in journalism on COVID-19 but mostly acts as stenographers for authorities and as a result has declining readership in a time where there’s a very important topic that people want to know about.
Updating building codes takes years to have effects and is thus not something that’s pushed for right now. Writing good building codes also isn’t easy because we likely want innovation in the field and building codes can easily block new innovation.
Ideally, we should have after the pandemic a discussion about: How do we get rid of flu, what actions can we take everywhere to reduce transmission? That would create a system that’s likely also effective at reducing other pandemic risk.