Nationals and Coronavirus.

ElaineK, What follows is just my opinion - read at your own risk (or shelter in place)... I hesitate to post because this will become more political than it already has. BUT, there is no way of knowing if the things you mentioned in your third paragraph would have made a positive difference - it is all speculation. What is NOT speculation is the hysteria and panic caused by the media for not reporting or irresponsibly reporting partial truths. The world survived N1H1 that killed an estimated 150-200,000 people world-wide. This year alone, more than 500,000 people have died world-wide from the flu viruses. I am in the camp that our government has failed us by implementing these draconian measures. And guess what, 3-4 years from now, the same media that that said enough was not done (which has caused so many to be unemployed and wageless), will write about how the rich got richer from the 30% drop in equities and subsequent recovery, the huge increase in national debt, blah, blah, blah. Oh - and watch - each year during flu season, pools, schools, restaurants, etc. will close to stop the spread. This reaction will become the new norm. Better get an endless pool now while they are still on the shelves. I am in Michael's camp on this one. The only thing for sure is this: there is one side of the story, the other side of the story, and then there is the truth.... Paul

ElaineK, What follows is just my opinion - read at your own risk (or shelter in place)... I hesitate to post because this will become more political than it already has. BUT, there is no way of knowing if the things you mentioned in your third paragraph would have made a positive difference - it is all speculation. What is NOT speculation is the hysteria and panic caused by the media for not reporting or irresponsibly reporting partial truths. The world survived N1H1 that killed an estimated 150-200,000 people world-wide. This year alone, more than 500,000 people have died world-wide from the flu viruses. I am in the camp that our government has failed us by implementing these draconian measures. And guess what, 3-4 years from now, the same media that that said enough was not done (which has caused so many to be unemployed and wageless), will write about how the rich got richer from the 30% drop in equities and subsequent recovery, the huge increase in national debt, blah, blah, blah. Oh - and watch - each year during flu season, pools, schools, restaurants, etc. will close to stop the spread. This reaction will become the new norm. Better get an endless pool now while they are still on the shelves. I am in Michael's camp on this one. The only thing for sure is this: there is one side of the story, the other side of the story, and then there is the truth.... Paul