RE: institutions10 Mar 2020 20:31
This coronaVirus isn't too bad....the hardest hit are the elderly and they should be isolated. The rest of the population can probably carry on their lives as normal.
It does look like the Chinese have managed to get on top of it, and although we cannot do the draconian things they did, we should hopefully have a similar profile for the disease in the West.
The scientists have been telling us for many years that a severe pandemic was only a matter of time....I see this as a practice run for when something more serious comes along.
It will be over & forgotten soon enough. But hopefully we will learn from the mistakes (whether that is our over-reaction, historical lack of investment or poor decisions)