Still remain low. it says to me we re doing the right thing for you. let folks mask if they want. this is not a moment where we have to go back to mandates except for on public transport, of course, which we may have lifted anyhow on may 3rd had we had the time to do that. it is a different moment than it was a few months ago. yeah. so we ve also all become accustomed to the term long covid. there still are questions about how it will continue to impact so many of us. what more can be done to get a better understanding of it? that s a great question. long covid is one of the questions folks frequently ask me about when i say it s not a moment for mask mandates. covid is not a pleasant disease, even if it doesn t cause hospitalization or death. it is certainly more difficult to deal can with than the flu for many, and there is a significant portion of folks who catch covid who go on to have long-term symptoms. for many, the symptoms last for