https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/24/europe/cor...
Welcome to the whack-a-mole stage of coronavirus
[...] It's a glimpse at what the new normal might look like -- a perpetual game of whack-a-mole in which authorities race to contain the virus as it pops up in new places.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump...
“It was like a rumor Whac-A-Mole,” said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Despite being a Republican who voted for Trump, Raffensperger said he refused repeated attempts by Trump allies to get him to cross ethical lines.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1302768/Wha...
What is whack-a-mole?
The Prime Minister's use of whack-a-mole to describe a vital response to a killer virus has bemused many in the UK. Mr Johnson refers to an age-old fairground game which involves hitting fake "moles" with a mallet as emerge from holes in a spring-loaded board. The aim of the game is to prevent each mole from staying out for too long, otherwise they retreat and the player loses a point.
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/magazine/2...
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https://cmoe.com/blog/whack-a-mole-management/
Whack – a – Mole Management is a style of managing or leading others where a manager waits for something he or she believes to be wrong to happen, and “whacks” the behavior with words and/or actions. This style has also been called “Managing by Exception,” because the manager exclusively or primarily reacts to people who act in exception to his or her expectations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whac-A-Mole
Colloquial usage
The term "Whac-a-mole" (or "Whack-a-mole") is used colloquially to depict a situation characterized by a series of repetitious and futile tasks, where the successful completion of one just yields another popping up elsewhere.
In computer programming/debugging it refers to the prospect of fixing a bug causing a new one to appear as a result.[8] In an Internet context, it refers to the challenge of fending off recurring spammers, vandals, pop-up ads, malware, ransomware, and other distractions, annoyances, and harm.[9][10]
In law enforcement it refers to criminal activity popping up in another part of an area after increased enforcement in one district reduces it there.[11] In a military context it refers to ostensibly inferior opposing troops continuing to appear after previous waves have been eliminated.[citation needed]
It has also been applied to fake news, where as soon as one story is debunked another appears elsewhere – or sooner.[12]
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/...
"It is COVID whack-a-mole," Cuomo said of tackling the coronavirus cases in block-by-block efforts.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/20...
New U.S. coronavirus cases have started to decline in some hot spots while spiking in others, such as Iowa and South Dakota, signaling a new, “whack-a-mole” phase to the worst-hit country’s fight against the pandemic. Progress in one state is repeatedly offset by infections in others, while America as a whole sees little improvement.
