Walled off. Photo by Jordan Levin

Not knowing is the scariest part. We’re waiting for a disaster whose dimensions, whose limits you can’t see. How long will the coronavirus plague us? Weeks? Months? And the economic fallout? Will it change life forever? Anything seems possible.

Living in Miami for over 30 years, I’ve gotten used to preparing for one kind of disaster — hurricanes. The terrifying possibilities of these monster storms were something I knew. I’ve lived through Hurricane Andrew, Wilma, the edges of Katrina…