Wow, once again I am amazed at the...(how to best put it)...ignorance, silliness, blow off attitude, somewhat selfish talk in this thread, especially in the last day or two from some of you.
Now before I say anymore, please note that I have been carefully keeping up to date on all the new, news on COVID-19, but that does not mean that I know everything, or that things are not going to change.
Here are some things that I want to point out (which most people know or should know by now), but are worth mentioning again. I also am going to throw out both sides to the argument as I see fairly clearly both of them and as all people should do, is take both sides into consideration and (big word here) use MODERATION in what they do.
Although COVID-19 is similar to a cold/flu, I think people should stop comparing it to that until more official info comes out on that. Yes it carries the same symptoms of a flu, but if it were a flu then there would not need to be all the precautions in place as there is now, not least of which it would not be spreading as fast and out of control as it is (again if it were that close to a flu) had not some precautions/quarantine been put in place (and not just America but all on the world). Don't get me wrong I do know that people comparing it to a flu are right in that it is a COVID respiratory strand, but as many experts have pointed out this is a very new disease, with not much knowledge of it, how quickly it can spread, if it last better in colder weather, how long it lasts on things, how far it can travel, etc...the list goes on.
Why I think quarantine was a good idea for a while, or at least for a month or two.
1. As mentioned above, experts are still trying to figure out this virus, and if the governments in each country, WHO (not sure about them), CDC, and all other health organizations, or people involved in this, then the virus would be far worse then it is at this very moment (from when I post this), and the death rate would be much higher, so with that I think you all owe it to yourselves to be mindful of that, and grateful for all the work that the health organizations and leaders have been doing in recent months, and by trying the best to contain it as quickly and best as possible. Compare it to a bad wildfire (which I have seen in person more then once mind you), if a fire breaks out and no one were to help local officials by listing to what they say (either before or during a wildfire), then it could spread much worse then if people helped out and did what they were told for a one off (or very rare event) in there life, like COVID-19.
2. It's not for not that this is closer to the Spanish Flu of 1918, then just a normal flu that hits every year, and the only reason for that that it is not as bad as the Spanish flu is thanks to modern technology, social media, etc. since all that info can be passed much faster and can/has slowed the spread of COVID-19, and has also helped people recover from this. If people had been going about there lives the same as any other year, then can you imagine how much worse the world would be off then if quarantine restrictions had not been put in place? And this is not me saying this, but it would be far worse then it is now.
3. It has helped most people be more cautious, and sanitary then before (I think) and put some people in to better habits that they otherwise would never have done.
4. Had not certain country's (or most) put travel bans in place then it would have spread much quicker then with travel bans, and social distancing regulations.
5. To date, there is still a lot of uncertainty as to why certain country's, races, individuals get hit with COVID harder then others, so by distancing people, it has and will help experts narrow it down further and faster then if people were not distancing.
Why I don't like the idea of quarantine or think it is/could be bad for a long time:
1. Not every country, state, or region has gotten (or will) get hit in the same way as others, so by quarantining those people (that are not affected) does cause problems and I do not see it as fully right in some cases, so I think/wish that were different.
2. I do not fully like a government taking control over everyone in that country, since the more you give then control/they take it, the harder it is to get it back, or them willing to give it back, so I think having someway of not allowing that fine, as long as those that fight for that are doing so for the right reason, and not out of hate or annoyance.
3. Those that are willing to take the chance and go about, then let them do so, but if you are one of those people, before you do think about others, before you do that. But if you have done so, and agreed or know to avoid going to see people that are at danger from getting the virus bad then by all means do so.
4. I speak here for the US (but I know that other country's have there own laws and rights), but for the US there is a reason that the founding fathers but together the amendments, laws, constitutions, etc. to give people the right to live with out being overruled by the government. I fully support those laws and amendments, and do not want them in anyway to go away, so keeping people or the government from doing so is great.
There are some more reason for both sides, and I will think of them over time, but those above are the ones I can think of now.
And here are something I would like to finish with.
This is (hopefully) a once in a file time event, so since the chances of that are pretty high (again hopefully), please be patient with the quarantine, local governments, health experts, and everyone working towards getting the world back to a somewhat normal way of life. We are all humankind no matter what nationality, race, religion, or belief you are, and since that is the case please think about other people first before yourself.
I know that right now is a hard time for everyone, and in those hard times people have a harder time being nice or patient with others, but we can and are all in this together, and if we can remain that way then this will be easier to everyone and for everyone to go through.
The world has been through hard times many, many times in the past, and yet it has still gone on to be where it is (was a few months ago), and so it will with this whole COVID-19. For from hard times will rise great times once again.
I do not expect many people to agree with everything or anything I say, but what I do hope is that you will be mindful of others before yourself, respect your government for what they do (even if you do not agree with it). Respect health experts that are trying to help out (again even if you do not agree with it). Avoid blowing off this whole thing like you are invincible to it or may "not get it that badly", (since again it's not just about you, and the tables may be turned for you later in life). Be patient until this passes over and/or vaccine comes out. And above all realize that this is the perfect time for you to practice an event you really like and get so good at that at your next competition (once they start up) you will get the WR or be in the top 5 in the world on : )
