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Well the world is in a panic over all these deaths and ill folk, but considering the number of deaths through car crashes and other accidents every day of the year filling A&E departments, it is yet just another statistic of death.
The mortality rate is not that high, compared to say the black death in the middle ages or e coli in Africa which we see today, just unfortunate if you are one of the casualties, but is seems Covid-19 is highly infectious and spreads easily.
Where the problem will be is not the deaths or suffering caused by Covid-19, it is the our way of life that is going to be affected the most. Many will lose their jobs or be temporary suspended from work, as the aircraft industry, car industry, transport, services and shops close down. How do they pay their bills?
Also after years of austerity in many western countries, many people live by hand to mouth with each pay cheque, so how do they pay mortgages, fuel bills and for food, if no money coming in, and have no money in the bank.
My other worry is clampdown, if we get divided up by restricted travel, military intervention , police state, our democratic way of life is at risk. This is all in the balance as restrictive powers are handed to a Government in peacetime.
Finally panicking does not help by stockpiling or the greed of people selling items at triple the price online, but I assume that human nature, as it does not take much to strip the veneer of civilisation. Though on the other hand we see stories of the good samaritan, with people helping out with good deeds to the vulnerable that are affected by this.
Just hope it all finishes sooner than later, and we get back to normal, and hopefully with as little number of deaths as possible.
So thats my thoughts, What do you say about it?
The mortality rate is not that high, compared to say the black death in the middle ages or e coli in Africa which we see today, just unfortunate if you are one of the casualties, but is seems Covid-19 is highly infectious and spreads easily.
Where the problem will be is not the deaths or suffering caused by Covid-19, it is the our way of life that is going to be affected the most. Many will lose their jobs or be temporary suspended from work, as the aircraft industry, car industry, transport, services and shops close down. How do they pay their bills?
Also after years of austerity in many western countries, many people live by hand to mouth with each pay cheque, so how do they pay mortgages, fuel bills and for food, if no money coming in, and have no money in the bank.
My other worry is clampdown, if we get divided up by restricted travel, military intervention , police state, our democratic way of life is at risk. This is all in the balance as restrictive powers are handed to a Government in peacetime.
Finally panicking does not help by stockpiling or the greed of people selling items at triple the price online, but I assume that human nature, as it does not take much to strip the veneer of civilisation. Though on the other hand we see stories of the good samaritan, with people helping out with good deeds to the vulnerable that are affected by this.
Just hope it all finishes sooner than later, and we get back to normal, and hopefully with as little number of deaths as possible.
So thats my thoughts, What do you say about it?