How should citizen react ? I believe - like the coyote !
A certain coyote had never before seen a lion. The first time he accidentally met one, he was very scared, almost frozen from fright. The second time he saw one , he was scared alright but not quite as much. And the third time , he looked it in the eye and went its way unafraid.
Like the coyote we need to look CORONA in the eye and learn to live with it ; wearing our protective shields and going about our restricted lives, not cowering in dread of it .
Many have corralled themselves for over two months within the boundary walls of their homes, expecting daily needs markets to come to their doorsteps, failing that ,curtailing their needs , or finding 'others' (presuming those others are corona immune) to fetch things for them. But from all indications the pandemic is here to stay tilll a vaccine or cure is found. Can nations and people remain bottled up till then?
Normal economic activity, with appropriate safeguards, need to be gradually restored , as is being done, the pace of it may be arguable. So must people go about their normal lives, prudently and protectively.
Running away from the lion is not the coyote way. And for now not an option too .
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