Bulletin No. 2, 2020

Coming Closer at a Distance: Snapshots of CUHK in the pandemic 43 Sanmitsu ( 三密 ) , n. Named buzzword of 2020, the Japanese term refers to the three ‘C’s to be avoided during the pandemic: closed spaces, crowds and close-contact situations. Possibly borrowed by the Abe administration from the identical Shingon Buddhist term, which refers to the three ‘mysteries’—action, speech and mind—involved in achieving enlightenment. Abbot Matsumura noted these three pillars of the belief happen to be helpful in coping with the pandemic. Even if foreign tourists return to Japan by that time, casino operations will be dictated by a new normal full of safety precautions to prevent a dangerous ‘ sanmitsu ’, or ‘three Cs’. 12 1 Matt Simon, ‘The Anthropause: How the Pandemic Gives Scientists a New Way to Study Wildlife’, WIRED , 29 June 2020 2 Frédéric Tomesco, ‘“Revenge spending” to fuel travel rebound: Montreal tourism boss’, Montreal Gazette , 28 November 2020 3 ‘Camping gear sales jump amid staycation boom’, BBC , 18 August 2020 4 Karen Gilchrist, ‘Psychology experts share their tips for safeguarding your mental health during quarantine’, CNBC , 20 March 2020 5 Emiley Deruy, ‘California coronavirus curfew? Gov. Newsom considering it’, The San Bernardino Sun , 18 November 2020 6 PeteLoaf320, ‘microcough’, Urban Dictionary , 25 November 2020 7 J. Oliver Conroy, ‘We mocked preppers and survivalists—until the pandemic hit’, The Guardian , 30 April 2020 8 Eliza Barclay et al., ‘The US doesn’t just need to flatten the curve. It needs to “raise the line.”’, Vox , 7 April 2020 9 Julie Yoonnyung Lee, ‘The South Koreans left behind in a contact-free society’, BBC , 6 August 2020 10 Ingri Bergo, ‘Norwegian expression of the day: Dugnad ’, The Local Norway , 15 April 2020 11 Jamie Ducharme, ‘The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Is Worse Than It’s Ever Been. Why Aren’t We Acting Like It?’, Time , 19 November 2020 12 ‘Editorial: Virus pandemic turning Abe’s casino dreams into a losing bet’, The Asahi Shimbun , 12 June 2020