So...is the coronavirus pandemic now over?

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Olivia1963

Hello Gentlemen,

it is far from over and opening to early may be catastrophic. It will be over when we have one (or more) medicines that actually work and of course a vaccine. But that will take time.
The major nature of the problem here is the inability of medical services (and that concerns entire world) to keep up with the number of people requiring help. Suddenly there is a surge of patients and there is not enough equipment and PPE. Hence the social distancing etc.
How are people doing? I think we can all see it on the base of our countries and inhabitants.
People are irresponsible and that can be dangerous when connected to ideas of reopening the towns and cities.

Hi Olivia,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

As some have pointed out, what it boils down to is... how much is one life worth?

Also, different lives don't have equal worth.

Celebrities have no problem getting a coronavirus test, even if they don't feel sick. An ordinary person, with all the symptoms, can't get tested...

Clearly, celebrity lives are much more important...

In the USA, the taxpayer-funded stimulus money for small business has gone mostly to... bankers, and large businesses (such as public companies).

Small businesspeople are not as valued by government as much as bankers and big company CEOs are...

So despite the rhetoric, the taxpayer dollars are paid out to large businesses and the banks.

Small businesses get a lot of talk, but in reality just get a few scraps...

It's cynical... But when you look at the facts rather than the rhetoric, it show that it's true...

- Dien