Coronavirus is everyone’s concern right now. In a massive way.
Common sense does need to prevail but sometimes it’s difficult to know how or where to draw that line.
Just how much of a lockdown is the world going to go into?
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Without doubt it will go down as the disaster that defined 2020.
Some may feel there’s still an element of overreaction, but it’s hard to know just how bad it could be if drastic measures are not taken.
While it’s unlikely to be a civilisation-ending plague, it certainly has an apocalyptic feel to it.
No one can really say with absolute certainty when it will end and I guess that’s the reason this thing is scary: the uncertainty.
It’s become synonymous with dry coughs, high temperatures, elbow bumps instead of handshakes, and a wondering of just how long it’s going to last.
Social media doesn’t do much to calm the fears. If anything it has a way of ratcheting it up by exponential levels.
It’s obviously not the first time humanity has faced plagues of the destructive kind.
It probably won’t be the last.
Has social media and the digital era been a good or bad thing in this latest instance?
Sure, it’s created panic but it’s also been a platform to create awareness, in time to do something about it.
The cancellation of so many events has created a surreal atmosphere.
It reminds me of my primary school days in the mid 80s when there was almost no sport to watch.
Boy, we are spoilt these days.
In some ways the threat the virus poses has served as a wake up call… a reminder to value what’s really important in life.
It’s also shown that we can live without celebrities and sport, but not without farmers.
Hopefully, this too shall pass before too long.
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