look like we are all going to die. While statistics prove that the COVID-19 may infect anybody, it kills mostly those who are over the age of 65 and the danger of death goes up as one’s age increases. Further, those with underlying health conditions and weak immune systems are more susceptible to the Coronavirus. While the entire world knows this fact, and people around the globe realize that our decision to lockdown the global economy will create far greater devastation than the virus itself, why are most countries not going by the facts? It is because of fear. Fear has created panic in decision-makers and has made people falsely believe that this virus that causes a cough and fever is going to wipe out all of humanity.
Definitely containment of the infected people can reduce the risk of the potential spread of the virus and there will be less load on the hospitals and the doctors. But as we are aware, the spread of the virus is unstoppable and we can only reduce the pace by which it might spread, through a lockdown. But is the lockdown a permanent solution? Our focus should be to protect the elderly and those who are more vulnerable to the virus—the sick with underlying health conditions. By causing the entire world to come to a standstill we are creating more threatening consequences. Of course, in every pandemic, there will be death.
TAKEAWAYS
WHAT IS FEAR?
But nobody can escape death. Our challenge is to face the pandemic boldly. Mahatma Gandhi said, “More people die of the fear of disease than of disease itself.” It’s time to understand that fear is not real. It is a False Expectation Appearing Real.