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Arpana posted an update in the group Caravanserai 3 years, 11 months ago
Much of the media coverage of COVID-19 is focused on bad things happening. It is very easy to accuse people of bungling when you have 20-20 hindsight and it makes good headlines, but is it right?
What can look like a fiasco from the outside is often very plausible if seen in real time and in the round. Zeroing in on the inevitable problems that crop up in a fast-moving situation, rather than trying to see the bigger picture, doesn’t really help inform the public and arm them with facts.
https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-five-reasons-to-feel-optimistic-137032
Ok, thiat’s always worth bearing in mind, Arps.
However, having twice been warned about the near inevitability of a pandemic just a few years ago the government did nothing to prepare, Having already cut the NHS budget (including denying the staff they now praise as ”heroes” a fair pay increase). While Johnson (& co.) for several weeks appeared to underestimate the threat of the virus, in contrast to the rest of Europe.The result being the UK’s on track for being the worst afflicted country in the continent.