| Comment | I think it’s worth mentioning that the real impacts of this virus are going to be economic. The 2% mortality rate is significant, don’t get me wrong, but the long lasting effects of shutdown are going to be far, far worse. As someone who works in hospitality, there is another “death toll” to consider: people not going out kills businesses, jobs, communities. The best advice is not to shut yourself up in quarantine if you have no symptoms, but to behave mindfully even if you do not have any symptoms. Is perfectly possible to support small businesses without touching anyone, and with adequate social distancing, and most are putting measures in place to allow this (contactless payments, no water jugs, disposable cups). If we allow this virus to kill our local, community dependent industries by only eating what we can get from supermarkets, we come through on the other side with the supermarkets even more dominant in our lives, in a country where they have already ruined high streets, small towns and communities. Support your local businesses. |
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