None of the above will cure the latest health scare , but I do wonder as we have used antibiotics irresponsibly , gone overboard with cleanliness and sophisticated products and has that lowered our resistance?
Not in this case, but resistance to antibiotics is another fundamental health issue that needs to be tackled going forward.
The fundamental issue with COVID-19 (and future coronaviruses) is the way we have become a connected world with people being able to travel cheaply, freely and quickly all over the place.
Going forward we should expect restrictions to be placed on long-distance air travel, not just because of the environmental impact is has, but also because of its ability to spread illness around the globe in a matter of hours.
With your comments above in mind the Spanish Flu in 1918 was classed as ' a global pandemic ' the travel in those days was certainly not the same as now and yet it spread world wide killing millions. So how did it spread worldwide?
I accept that it is easy to get all around the world today and in my opinion flights everywhere should have been grounded with only those needing to return back to their own countries flying then put into isolation for 14 days and all borders closed it might have contained the virus to more manageable levels.
Now we - the world - are faced with global recession, companies going out of business, jobs being lost, etc etc.when perhaps a little more cooperation between countries could have helped avoid these drastic measures.
Reading in The Sunday Times travel section today the editorial written on the first pages talks about companies offering holidays for next year so people won't cancel and claim on their insurances and keeping the money within those travel companies.
Then it's being said that many travel companies/airlines will go to the wall and when this is all over those that have survived will be increasing prices because there will be a huge demand and not enough options to choose from. I had steam coming out of my ears and am seriously thinking of writing to the paper to say how irresponsible I think they are at a time like this when families have lost their holidays to be seen to be profiteering from people's misery....
Sorry I feel quite strongly about this! Rant over now....
Caroline
