There does seem to be a bit of an overreaction. The media created the public panic and they aren't stopping.
Things are accelerating rapidly. 2 weeks ago we were able to shop as normal. Today rations. As if there is a war on.
All the major supermarkets have announced a purchase limit of 3 of every item they sell.
It's looking suspiciously more and more like a stage-managed chaos.
News today from Belgium, home of the capital of European Disunion-
Belgium became the latest European country to go into almost full lockdown with the introduction today of new curbs enforced by police and fines for employers.
The country’s prime minister Sophie Wilmès said Belgians would only be allowed out to visit supermarkets —where the numbers allowed in aisles will be limited — as well as pharmacies and banks.
Exemptions will also be permitted in emergencies, while hairdressers will remain open but only be allowed to admit one customer at a time. Exercise, such as cycling or walking, will be allowed too if people stay at least 1.5 metres apart.
But all other outdoor activity will be banned, with employers facing fines if they breach the controls and police stopping individuals doing the same.
Interesting that China went into full scale lock down at 50 cases...... of course being an authoritarian regime there is no surprise there, people are complacent and they trust their government because they think their government is Big Daddy.
However, one doctor has reported they are still burning the bodies and true numbers dead is probably closer to 50 000.
The economy actually suffers less when things are handled swiftly, but then you see the people in China are used to having freedoms revoked, however in most other places this is not the case, so we create a problem to start conditioning people to accept limitations on their freedoms for the sake of the greater good.
How does one argue against.... "we have to do this to save lives"
From where I sit this is a perfect set up for the progression towards the "new world order" promised to us by George Bush.
However, the question always remains what is the true nature of this virus and how much damage will it inflict.
China is not really telling us.
We are kinda damned if we do and damned if we don't.